Tennessee recently enacted a law that limits who may be named as a defendant in a healthcare liability action. For causes arising on or after April 24, 2015, a healthcare liability action may only be brought "against the licensee, the licensee's management company, the licensee's managing employees, or an individual caregiver who provided direct health care services."

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion (AO-26-02) stating that it would not sanction an urgent-care...

It is that time of year again… "Election Season." In addition to candidates on the ballot on a state and national level, many local governments are gearing up to place questions on the ballot with...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court contended that the Second Amendment did not apply to stun guns for three reasons.

So the landscape—like dunes—shifts yet again…at least regarding what you can and can't carry onto international flights…well, some of them anyway.

On March 8, 2013, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised I-9 Form.

After taking the last train into the small Italian town of Vernazza, my travelling party soon came to realize that our booked inn had given away our rooms and that there were no available rooms in town and no more trains out.

A mention of bankruptcy elicits two responses: (1) will I get paid? and (2) what is the automatic stay?

We've chronicled here, here, and here some of the ways in which an "Additional Insured" can be disappointed.

When Costco decided to carry Yokohama tires, it prudently required Yokohama to make Costco an "Additional Insured" under Yokohama's general liability policy.

As a wise trademark owner, you are always watching. Watching for "problem" trademarks that would harm your brand. And one thing you may be watching closely is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office...

The TPP is an ambitious trade agreement being negotiated between representatives from the United States and other Asia-Pacific countries.

Registered to do business in one state? This alone may subject a business to suit in that state, even if the business is headquartered in and operates its principal place of business in another state...

Joffe v. Google, No. 3:10-md-02184, currently pending in the Northern District of California, is predicted to be the biggest corporate wiretap case in history – assuming the plaintiffs have standing.

During the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, the Legislature enacted legislation that impacts annexation. The following is a summary of those statutory amendments...

In Wackenhut Corp. v. Gutierrez, the Texas Supreme Court reversed the jury verdict against Wackenhut because a spoliation instruction was erroneously given by the trial court.

As lawyers, we learn early on about the necessity that a court must have personal jurisdiction over a defendant in order to enter a valid, enforceable judgment.

In a recent opinion, the Sixth Circuit recognized that unsolicited faxes impose costs in the form of wasted resources, both physical and human.

On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the standing argument of a "bare procedural violation" advanced by the plaintiff in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins.

Could a failure to participate in a court-ordered arbitration be enough to waive a party's right to arbitration?