Trigger Rates for October 2006

A mortgage loan is covered by special Truth-in-Lending Act HOEPA requirements if the annual percentage rate on the loan at consummation will exceed by more than a "specified percentage" the yield o

Maryland Legal Alert - October 2006

CLOSING COSTS RECAPTURE NOT PREPAYMENT PENALTY UNDER MARYLAND LAW

Environmental Issues Facing Transactional Attorneys, MICPEL Advanced Real Estate Seminar

Michael Powell presented at the MICPEL

When Is A Non-Compete Clause Not A Non-Compete Clause?

Question: When is a two year, fifteen mile physician non-compete clause not enforceable?

Pharmacy Liable for Faulty Information

In Rite Aid v.

Maryland Regulatory News Fall 2006

1. In April, the Health Care Commission released a report that provides details about employment in the Maryland health care industry.

Malpractice Subsidy Better for Some than Others

In December of 2004, the Maryland General Assembly enacted legislation aimed at relieving physicians and certified mid-wives from the spiraling costs of professional liability insurance.

Hospital Ordered to Divest Five Years after Merger

In January of 2000, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation acquired Highland Park Hospital in a transaction valued at more than $200 million.

Experimental Drugs for the Terminally Ill

On May 2, 2006, a patient rights group, the Abigail Alliance for Better Access to Developmental Drugs (the Alliance), won the right to pursue its case against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Did You Know? Fall 2006

OIG's Open Letter to Providers: Did you know that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released an Open Letter to health care provid