The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted a title insurance company's motion to dismiss claims for aiding and abetting fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence, ..

The New Jersey Supreme Court's recent decision in Monarch Communities, LLC v. Township of Montville fundamentally changes how developers must approach use variance applications for inherently beneficial uses such as senior housing, hospitals, schools, and childcare centers. The ruling establishes that demonstrating public benefit alone is no longer sufficient—applicants must now independently prove their projects align with municipal master plans and zoning ordinances before the traditional balancing

In a wire fraud claim raised by a bank's customer, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss filed by the customer's bank, ...

When the Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act ("RULLCA") was enacted in New Jersey in 2012, New Jersey limited liability companies ("LLC"s) were faced for the first time with the possibility

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") published interim soil and soil leachate remediation standards for PFNA, PFOA, PFOS, and GenX on October 17th.

In Davis v. Reverse Mortgage Solutions, No. 2:20-cv-632-CWB, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42496 (M.D. Ala. Mar. 14, 2023), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama...

In September 2022, the HHS released its "Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration," detailing policy solutions to help integrate mental health and substance use care into large Healthcare systems.

A federal court recently denied the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the "Chamber") and their state and local chapters' request for a preliminary injunction to block Medicare from negotiating...

After loosening the in-person requirements in prescribing controlled substances ("CDS") during COVID-19, the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") has begun exploring new rules for the prescribing....

On November 28, 2022, the federal Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA") released a proposed rule...

In recent years, the healthcare industry has witnessed a boom of practice mergers, consolidations, and acquisitions of medical practices and healthcare organizations...

Part 4 of our Regulatory Update focuses on vaccine administration, expanding who can prescribe Narcan, among others.

Legal proceedings questioning the medical judgment of a healthcare provider generally entail the production and review of voluminous amounts of data, such as medical and billing records.

In a split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently determined that the Bank of New York Mellon (the "Bank"), as first deed of trust lienholder...

Surveyor Keith Ludwig, PLS was the special guest for this episode of Title Nerds, in which he discussed with co-hosts Michael R. O'Donnell and Bethany A. Abele his experience of over 42 years in the industry.

The California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, Division Five recently upheld demurrer in favor of a title insurer, who also served as escrow agent in connection...

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently reversed the finding of a lower court, which had denied a lender and property owner's motion to vacate a final judgment in a tax sale foreclosure.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling on whether state courts can exercise specific personal jurisdiction over a national nonprofit organization...

A recorded easement may be deemed abandoned under New Jersey law based on the easement holder's long-term conduct, even in the absence of a formal written release.

First up, Co-Host Mike O'Donnell interviewed Noah Wilk of University of Maryland Law School, who discussed Oclar Prop. LLC v. Atl. View Cemetery Assn., Inc., No. A-0834-23, 2023 N.J. Super.