Lengthening Contracts with Tax-Exempt Entities

Health care organizations that qualify for tax-exempt status under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) are able to issue tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of a health care facility.

Spangler v. McQuitty: A Second Bite at the Apple

It is often said that when a party files a lawsuit, he or she is not entitled to more than one “bite at the apple”.

Did You Know? - Winter 2016

Peer Review Privilege Law:  Did you know that West Virginia’s highest appellate court affirmed a lower court’s order requiring a nursing home to produce nurse consultant repor

Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Buy One, Get One Free

A version of this article was published in the MSBA Bar Bulletin on February 6, 2017.

What is Section 1557?

One paragraph embedded in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Section 1557, may drastically increase the number of discrimination cases brought against health care insurers and providers, assuming, of c

False Claims: Supreme Court Taketh and Giveth Away

The federal False Claims Act subjects anyone who “knowingly” presents a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval to the federal government to significant penalties.  However, is it a

Mandated Interest Rates Increase for Escrow/Special Purpose Accounts

Maryland law requires depository institutions doing business in Maryland that make first lien residential real property loans and maintain escrow accounts for those loans to pay a minimum rate of i

Loan Documents May Waive Creditor Bankruptcy Rights

While it is universally recognized that a debtor cannot waive its right to file for bankruptcy, there is little authority concerning whether a creditor can waive its bankruptcy rights in pre-bankru
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