Roetzel & Andress, A Legal Professional Association

Founded in 1876, Roetzel & Andress is one of the largest and fastest growing full-service, corporate law firms with eleven offices throughout Ohio, Florida and Washington, D.C. Roetzel & Andress represents a wide range of clients from individuals and closely-held businesses to multi-national corporations, financial institutions, and government entities. Our lawyers serve as general counsel to many clients, and many of those relationships have existed for much of our history. Our lawyers provide a broad range of legal services to clients on a local, national and international basis.

New Federal Notification Requirements for "Known" Breaches of HIPAA Privacy Regulations
Terence F. Brennan, Anna Moore Carulas, Alan H. Daniels, Michael F. Ruggio, September 17, 2009
Interim final regulations were issued on August 24, 2009 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), implementing an amendment made to the HIPAA privacy regulations by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. These amendments made...

Ohio Supreme Court Issues Key Decisions on Prevailing Wage Laws in Ohio
September 17, 2009
The Ohio Supreme Court recently handed down two important decisions on prevailing wage laws in Ohio that will have a dramatic effect on public construction in Ohio, as well as private construction that is funded in part with public money.

The Sixth Court Expands the use of Differential Diagnosis
September 17, 2009
The Sixth Circuit has long been a proponent of differential diagnosis for the establishment of specific causation in toxic tort cases. It recently expanded the application of differential diagnosis to establish general causation in these cases. In doing so, the Sixth Circuit struck an injurious...