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In response to an ambulance supplier’s proposal to routinely waive cost-sharing amounts for the provision of emergency ambulance services, the OIG issued an advisory opinion.

In April, OIG issued an updated Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol, which emphasized the advantages of disclosing violations.

According to a recent study, the majority of hospital and health system merger and acquisition transactions are not financially successful.

In a recent decision, a federal district court in California remanded a case back to state court after finding that a hospital’s state law claims against an insurance company were not controlled by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) or otherwise by federal Medicare law.

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sibelius on Dec. 17 announced that 10 states have filed applications to create state-based insurance exchanges (SBEs).

In addition to human loss, the tragedies in Japan have severely impacted manufacturing – reports warn of rolling blackouts to conserve power, and several Japanese corporations have announced indefinite closure.

U.S. courts usually apply other countries' privilege laws to purely overseas communications that do not "touch base" with the United States.

A discussion on a recent case, which serves as a useful reminder to take precautions when responding to government subpoenas and discovery requests to avoid waiving the attorney-client privilege.

Historical facts do not deserve privilege protection.

Although both federal and state courts apply their own rules (including the work product rule), they normally must undertake a choice of law analysis when assessing attorney-client privilege claims.

Many corporate clients erroneously assume that the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine will protect their compliance-related communications.

The Judicial Conference Committee recently approved changes to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e) addressing preservation and sanctions and setting forth clearer and more reasonable preservation...

Last week's Privilege Point noted a federal court's general discussion of three key differences between the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.

Last week I had the good fortune to attend the ABA's Institute on Class Actions in New Orleans.

Most courts offer a second chance to litigants who have withheld arguably protected documents, but who prepare a tardy or inadequate privilege log.

Last week, Merck & Co. filed documents with the Supreme Court of New Jersey indicating that it reached a settlement with its "all risk" property insurers in a long-running coverage...

The growing demand for data center space in Virginia increasingly has led the industry to locations outside northern Virginia. As a result, many central Virginia jurisdictions recently revised...

Fairfax County has proposed major changes to its sign approval process that will add another public hearing and impose new requirements for properties seeking additional signage.