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Show: results per page Sort by:  | Unemployment Hearings Require Careful Preparation
Kelly Guilfoyle Schoening; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article May 22, 2013 Unemployment hearings are the employer's only real opportunity to present its witnesses and exhibits. The best plan for a good result is to be prepared. Although there are two levels of appeal after the referee hearing, no new evidence can be introduced thereafter.
| | Tax Time is a Good Time to Review Your Estate Plan
James A. Dressman; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2013 As the April 15 tax filing deadline approaches, it may be a good time to review your estate plan. If you do not have a written estate plan, including a will, power of attorney, and a healthcare surrogate designation/living will directive, now is the time to create one. If you have a written...
| | Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Key Decision On Noncompete Agreements
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on March 2013 In October 2012, the Ohio Supreme Court issued an opinion and held that a company does not cease to exist after a merger but instead is absorbed and becomes a part of the successor company. Based on this holding, the Court explained that a noncompete agreement acquired in a merger may be enforced...
| | Defective Work: Is It Covered?
Kelli A. Kleisinger; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on March 2013 Construction projects seldom proceed without commercial general liability (CGL) insurance. Obtaining GCL coverage is one of the easy decisions in the construction process. These policies generally cover bodily injuries and property damage arising out of the premises, operations, products, and...
| | Fiscal Cliff Deal Has Impact on Healthcare
James A. Dietz; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www,dbllaw.com on January 2013 The fiscal cliff deal that recently passed Congress and was signed into law by President Obama contains several measures relevant to the healthcare industry.
The aging of America is getting some notice. The bill creates a commission to study the long-term care situation in America. ...
| | Getting Your Way: Where Business Meets Legal in Health Care Technology Contracts
Alan J. Hartman; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by DBL Law Health Care Newsletter on Fall 2012 Legal support is an essential component of a successful strategy for health care technology contracts. Having a good IT attorney who understands the health care business is essential for a successful transaction. Good attorneys on each side can help the parties negotiate and document rights and...
| | Challenging Your Property Valuation
Anthony J. Bickel; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on February 2013 The continued volatility in real estate presents an opportunity for property owners to reduce their real estate taxes with the local government by seeking to revise their property valuations. Whether the real estate is commercial or residential, the overvalued real estate can significantly...
| | D.C. Circuit Reverses Medicare/Medicaid Exclusion for Convicted Executives
Mathew R. Klein; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on December 2012 The D.C. Circuit has reversed a decision that excluded three pharmaceutical executives from Medicare and Medicaid for 12 years.
The Court was hearing an appeal of the punishment of Michael Friedman, Paul Goldenheim, and Howard Udell - all executives at Purdue Pharma, a company that was convicted...
| | CMS Settles Stark Violations for $584K
James A. Dietz; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by www.dbllaw.com on December 2012 The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) has negotiated its fifteenth settlement under the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) for a violation of the physician self-referral law (Start Law).
| | Change in Medicare Part B Payments Favorable to Hospitals
David Dirr; Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2013, previously published by http://healthcare.dbllaw.com on March 2013 On March 18, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule that allows a hospital to be reimbursed for services under Medicare Part B even when a Part A claim is denied because the beneficiary should have been treated as an outpatient rather than as an...
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