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The Current Wave Of Hospital Consolidation: Cause And Effect

I. Introduction and Background Hospital consolidation is back.  After the unprecedented peak of the late 1990s, M&A activity in the hospital sector is accelerating again. There are important differences between now and then. The consolidation of the '90s was largely viewed...

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Healthcare

An Interview With Barry Liss, Co-Leader Of The Gibbons Healthcare Practice

Editor: Why is it important for law firms to develop their healthcare practices at this point in time? Liss: Healthcare expenditures will soon account for close to 20 percent of GDP. The government, private sector and consumers are all faced with these dramatically increasing expenditures on a...

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Labor & Employment

Burned Again? Cat’s Paw Liability Post-Staub

In March 2011, the United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in Staub v. Proctor Hospital, 131 S. Ct. 1186 (2011), resolving a split in the lower courts over the reach of the so-called “cat’s paw” theory of liability.  The “cat's paw” refers to a...

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Corporate Counsel

How Outside Counsel Can Provide - And Add - Value

Recently, when the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a leasing dispute, the plaintiffs claimed they were entitled to attorneys' fees and costs from the defendants. The court agreed, granting the motion, but it reduced the requested...

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Healthcare

Behind The Changing Healthcare Delivery Model

Mr. Cannone has extensive experience representing clients in connection with legal matters and issues involving middle market businesses, including corporate healthcare, capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, cross-border transactions and alternative energy finance...

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Healthcare

HHS Announces Proposed Rule On HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting Requirements

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published proposed rulemaking on May 31, 2011 (the "Proposed Rule") modifying HIPAA's Privacy Rule concerning the accounting of disclosures of protected health information ("PHI"). The Proposed Rule not...

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Don't Leave Money On The Table: Pursuing Recovery For Large Uninsured Losses

Large deductibles or self-insured retentions have become a staple of the property insurance programs of many large and medium-sized businesses. As corporate risk managers look to cut insurance premiums, one strategy is to take on a larger share of the risk. This decision is not without potential...

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