Blog Post
Published 12/18/2019
By Jason Tremblay, Alexander Reich
Alert
Published 12/17/2019
By Bruce D. Armon, Laura L. Katz, Jourdan S. Garvey
Industries Health Care | HIPAA / Health Information Privacy and Security
Services Cybersecurity and Privacy
On December 11, 2019, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , announced a settlement with a covered entity, Korunda Medical, LLC (“Korunda”), to resolve alleged violations of the Right of Access Initiative (“Initiative”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (“Privacy Rule”). As part of the settlement, Korunda admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to pay HHS $85,000 and to enter into a Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”). Korunda is a health care company that offers comprehensive primary care and...
Article
Published 12/16/2019
Services Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Blog Post
Published 12/12/2019
By Jason Tremblay, Alexander Reich
Article
Published 12/11/2019
By Louis Archambault and Kevin Levy
Industries Higher Education
The real estate industry is on the verge of major disruption due to futuristic technologies. These technologies are changing the way developers and cities plan for future development. Two such technologies are ride-sharing applications and autonomous, connected, electric and shared (ACES) vehicles. The technologies will decrease the need for parking spaces, both in structures and lots, and present opportunities for educational leaders to rethink their campus plans to prepare for ACES vehicles. This article addresses some of that pending disruption for colleges planning for ACES and ride-...
Article
Published 12/11/2019
By Dan Skowronski
Industries Higher Education
In recent years, colleges, universities and hospitals have been at the forefront in making public commitments to sustainability goals for energy consumed on their campuses. Building owners in these sectors have also found that renewable energy applications may reduce costs and increase reliability and certainty. This article offers a basic introduction into various renewable energy and sustainability applications that your campus may be considering. On-Site Applications* * These applications may include permitting, installation and operation of renewable electric generation, as well as...
Article
Published 12/11/2019
By Kathryn Beaumont Murphy
Industries Higher Education
Beginning December 1, 2019, New Jersey residents who are adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse will have two years to sue the alleged abuser or the institution where the alleged abuser worked. The state’s two-year “lookback window” is part of a law passed in May 2019 extending the state’s statute of limitations up to age 55 for civil claims related to childhood sexual abuse. Or, if the survivor is older than 55, the law extends the period to seven years after the survivor makes the discovery connecting emotional and psychological injury to the abuse. The lookback window is open through...
Article
Published 12/10/2019
Services Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation | Litigation
Article
Published 12/06/2019
Services Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation
This month’s Friday Five explores cases where the courts directly examined the type of information that a claims administrator can, and should, rely on when reaching ERISA benefits determinations The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr Employee Benefits/ERISA Litigation Team December 6, 2019 | By Amy Kline , Caitlin Strauss and Christina Riggs An administrator is not required to consider a social security decision issued after its final administrative decision. In Ortiz , the plaintiff received LTD benefits due to fibromyalgia and degenerative joint disease during the own occupation period. Under...
Blog Post
Published 12/06/2019
By Ruth A. Rauls
Article
Published 12/05/2019
Services Consumer Financial Services Litigation
Article
Published 12/05/2019
Industries Higher Education | Sports | Sports and Entertainment
Article
Published 12/05/2019
Services Labor and Employment
Blog Post
Published 12/04/2019
By Ryan L. DiClemente, Rebecca R. Starner
Blog Post
Published 12/04/2019
By Lisa M. Koblin
Blog Post
Published 12/03/2019
By Ronald R. Fieldstone
