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Developers are turning decades-old flea markets into big projects across the tri-county area. By Erik Bojnansky – Reporter, South Florida Business Journal
On July 15, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the resolution of eleven investigations as part of its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative (the "Initiative"). OCR created...
Building Boom in Miami’s Brickell Bucks National Bust BY MIKE SEEMUTH Edgardo Defortuna has millions of reasons to believe in Brickell, a bustling urban area just south of Downtown Miami. His company acquired 81 Brickell-area condominiums in a bulk purchase from Swire Properties in May, and by late...
On August 4, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) filed suit against Monsanto Co., Pharmacia LLC and Solutia, Inc., seeking to hold them liable for PCB contamination throughout New Jersey. ( Complaint). While the suit also addresses contamination at Monsanto’s...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases considering: (1) whether monetary relief in the amount of lost benefits is an available remedy for breach of fiduciary duty; (2) the validity of an ex-spouse’s beneficiary designation that contradicts a subsequent divorce decree; (3) if waiver of a pre...
No ‘slam dunk fix’ in HIPAA privacy law to protect abortion patients The Biden administration wants to lean on the decades-old privacy law to protect abortion patients. What could it actually do? “Typically, the laws are trying to catch up with where the real world is, in terms of what’s going on...
New Castle County has announced that the firm conducting its countywide reassessment is now out in the field and inspecting properties, including commercial, office, and other non-residential properties. The goal is to inspect every property in the County. Most of these inspections will simply be...
A Pool and Gym Won't Cut It: Developers Are Upping Their Game on Amenities to Stay Competitive in South Florida “We’ve never seen this influx of need for alcohol licensing," one hospitality attorney said.
New Jersey’s landmark Environmental Justice Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157 (“EJ Law”), signed by Governor Murphy in September 2020, authorizes the NJDEP to deny or condition certain permits based on an assessment of a “facility’s” contribution to environmental and public health impacts in the State’s...
Forest Development, Royal Palm Companies Close $269M Build Loan for Mixed-Use in Lake Park By: Lisa McDuffie Boca Raton, FL-based Forest Development has engaged in a joint venture partnership with Royal Palm Companies for Nautilus 220, a mixed-use development comprised of 330 condominium residences...
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights released two guidance documents addressing (1) disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule relating to reproductive health care (“Disclosure Guidance”), and (2) the privacy and security of reproductive health...
As we have just passed the half-way point of 2022, many health systems are thinking about acquisitions they would like to complete before the end of the calendar year. In addition to the necessary due diligence, contracting considerations and licensure and regulatory issues, acquiring and selling...
Forest Development and RPC Land $270M For Luxury Condo Near West Palm BY JULIA ECHIKSON Forest Development and Dan Kodsi’s Royal Palm Companies scored one of South Florida’s largest construction loans this year, $269 million, for a luxury condo project north of West Palm Beach, Fla. The waterfront...
Forest Development Announces Joint Venture Partners And Closing Of $269 Million Construction Loan For 24-Story Nautilus 220 Luis Flores, Anthony Kang, and Rick Carroll of Saul Ewing LLP represented Forest Development in closing this transaction. “This transaction underlines the strength of Peter’s...
$269 Million Construction Loan for South Florida Mixed-Use Project Is Among Largest of Its Kind “This transaction underlines the strength of Peter [Baytarian]’s vision and the importance of the Nautilus 220 project to the area,” said Anthony Kang, a partner with Saul Ewing.