Minn. AG: In-Hospital Collection Efforts Could Violate Federal Emergency Treatment Law

Aggressive efforts by admission personnel at a chain of Minnesota medical centers to collect money from patients before they are treated could violate federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency treatment even if patients aren’t insured, the state attorney general said in a report released today. In addition to claimed…

Apr 24, 2012 9:24 PM CDT

Whistle-Blower Tips Pour in After Dodd-Frank Act Goes into Effect

Feb 1, 2012 10:20 AM CST

Profiting for Good: New Corp Structure Helps Nonprofits Deliver Benefits

Jan 1, 2012 10:00 AM CST

Around the Blawgosphere: Emailing the Big House; Firing a Pro Bono Client; Corporate Boards in 2012

Please contact me at [email protected] New York Times Dealbook blogger Peter Lattman recently reached out to convicted hedge fund trader Michael A. Kimelman and received this autoreply: “This email address is currently at a re-education camp for the indeterminate future and will not be checked. Please try back once its…

Dec 16, 2011 2:31 PM CST

Red-Flagging China: Regulators Eye Chinese Companies Using Reverse Mergers to Enter US

Oct 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Firms Chase White-Collar Defense Work in Asia as U.S. Investigations Persist

While federal prosecutors in the U.S. are pursuing dozens of cases under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in an effort to root out bribery in Asia and beyond, law firms are beefing up practices to advise clients who can face millions of dollars in fines to resolve claims of wrongdoing.…

Aug 4, 2011 10:26 AM CDT

Fast-Forward: Federal Circuit Makes It Easier to Enforce Injunctions in Patent Cases

Aug 1, 2011 7:30 AM CDT

In-House Approach: Corporate Lawyers Say E-Discovery Software, Savings Are There

Aug 1, 2011 6:10 AM CDT

Fastest-Growing Practice Areas? Health Care, Energy, Financial Services, Report Says

Seven different practice areas are showing growth in fees, billable hours, recruiting and hiring, according to the Robert Denney Associates Inc. consultancy. The Wayne, Pa., firm’s semiannual “What’s Hot and What’s Not in the Legal Profession” report released this month identified these seven hot practice areas: health care; energy; financial…

Jun 27, 2011 6:30 PM CDT

Many Corporate Internal Investigations Conducted by Former DOJ and SEC Employees

Internal corporate investigations are a big business for the lawyers who conduct them—often former employees of the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of the probes are often shared with the DOJ and the SEC, which decide whether to do additional investigation or to bring charges,…

May 24, 2011 10:30 AM CDT

Judge Ponders Possible Dismissal of Obstruction Case Against Ex-Glaxo In-House Counsel

At an action-packed pretrial hearing yesterday, a federal judge indicated that he may be considering dismissing the indictment (PDF) in an obstruction case against a former in-house counsel of GlaxoSmithKline Plc. At issue in the Greenbelt, Md., case is whether the grand jury that issued the indictment against Lauren Stevens…

Mar 18, 2011 9:33 PM CDT

SEC Is Giving Whistle-Blower Protection One Last Lick

Mar 1, 2011 10:20 AM CST

Ex-Attorney Gets 21 Months for Stealing $343K from Law Firm

A disbarred Georgia lawyer was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison yesterday for stealing a little over $343,000 from the law firm at which the then-attorney then worked. Steven Zagoria, 59, was found guilty, according to prosecutors, of forging a partner’s endorsement on checks to the firm for attorney’s…

Nov 23, 2010 5:41 PM CST

Job News Not All Bad: Positions Open in Key Areas, US Loosens Hiring Process

The news isn’t all bad for legal job seekers, especially those with experience in a few key areas. In an article posted at the Law Marketing Portal, legal career consultant Kate Neville says the legal job market is picking up in employment law, health care, technology transactional work, and compliance.…

Aug 10, 2010 10:30 AM CDT

US Seeks to Impose Record $16.4M Auto Safety Fine on Toyota

Adding to the legal woes of the embattled Toyota Motor Corp. is facing over reported sudden-acceleration problems in its vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is seeking to impose a record-breaking auto safety fine of $16.375 million on the company. Federal law requires possible safety defects…

Apr 5, 2010 11:09 PM CDT