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Health Law Alert: Minnesota's United States Attorney Seeking Additional Resources to Investigate and Prosecute Health Care Fraud in Minnesota June 24, 2014 In remarks made at a reception held at Gray Plant Mooty on June 19th, Minnesota’s United States Attorney, Andrew Luger, made clear his office’s renewed commitment to investigating and prosecuting health care fraud in...
Health Law Alert: Telemedicine Standards Approved by the Leading Organization of State Medical Boards June 12, 2014 Experts predict that the global telemedicine devices market will exceed $1B this year and that it will grow at a five-year compounded annual rate of 56 percent. Several trends are driving the growth of this alternative care delivery model in the United States: a growing population...
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS OF FRANCHISE COMPANIES Due Diligence on Franchise Systems GRAY, PLANT, MOOTY, MOOTY & BENNETT, P.A. A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM MINNEAPOLIS, MN • ST. CLOUD, MN • W ASHINGTON, DC W W W .GPML AW .COM Due Diligence on Franchise Systems A chapter co-authored by Mark Kirsch along with John Baer and Beata Krakus from the book Mergers and...
GRAY PLANT MOOTY The GPMemorandum TO: OUR FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION CLIENTS AND FRIENDS CLIENTS AND FRIENDS FRANCHISE AND FROM: FROM: GRAY PLANT MOOTY'S FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION GRAY PLANT MOOTY’S FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE GROUP PRACTICE Quentin R. Wittrock, Editor of The GPMemorandum Editor of Maisa Jean Frank, Assistant Editor Jean Assistant Editor DATE: 192...
GRAY PLANT MOOTY The GPMemorandum TO: OUR FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION CLIENTS AND FRIENDS FROM: GRAY PLANT MOOTY'S FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE GROUP Quentin R. Wittrock, Editor of The GPMemorandum Maisa Jean Frank, Assistant Editor DATE: August 4, 2015—No. 196 (Distribution Issue) This issue of The GPMemorandum focuses on topics primarily of interest to companies that...
Litigation Update: Big Changes Coming to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in Effort to Curb Costs, Decrease Delays September 01, 2015 Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court officially promulgated revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as recommended by the Federal Rules Advisory Committee. The rule changes are expected to take effect on Dec. 1, 2015, pending approval by Congress....
GRAY PLANT MOOTY The GPMemorandum TO: OUR FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION CLIENTS AND FRIENDS FROM: GRAY PLANT MOOTY'S FRANCHISE AND DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE GROUP Quentin R. Wittrock, Editor of The GPMemorandum Maisa Jean Frank, Assistant Editor DATE: December 3, 2015—No. 200 (Distribution Issue) This issue of The GPMemorandum focuses on topics primarily of interest to companies that...
M&A Alert: Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Private Target Deal Points Study Released – January 5, 2016
M&A Alert: Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Private Target Deal Points Study Released January 05, 2016 The American Bar Association’s Business Law Section released its latest Mergers & Acquisitions Private Target Deal Points Study on December 30, 2015. The study is produced every other year, with this most recent version covering 117 private target M&A...
Health Law Alert: New HIPAA Rule to Aid Health Care Organizations in Managing Cyber Risk March 16, 2016 On Feb. 24, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published a HIPAA Security Rule Crosswalk designed to assist health care organizations that are covered entities or business associates in strengthening their cybersecurity preparedness posture....
Privacy and Data Security Alert: Are Credit Card Company Assessments and Penalties Covered by Your Cybersecurity Insurance Policy? March 22, 2016 Cyber criminals frequently target credit card information that they can quickly sell on the black market. Because of the widespread nature of these types of attacks, more companies are now buying cybersecurity insurance. Such policies may provide...
Privacy and Data Security Alert: Key Privacy Developments for 2016 May 02, 2016 See below for some key privacy developments that could impact you and your organization in 2016 and beyond. GDPR Becomes Effective in 2018 On April 14, 2016, the most significant change in 30 years related to privacy law occurred when the European Parliament finally approved the General Data Protection Regulation...
Trade Secrets Alert: Creation of Federal Trade Secrets Statute May 04, 2016 After several years of consideration, the U.S. Congress has finally passed legislation that will create a federal statute for the protection of trade secrets, entitled the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”). The DTSA had strong bipartisan support, passing in the Senate by a vote of 87-0 (on April 4) and...
Privacy and Data Security Alert: Supreme Court Rules on Standing Requirements for Plaintiffs to Pursue Claims in Federal Court May 19, 2016 Plaintiffs Must Allege More Than Bare Statutory Violation in Order to Have Standing to Pursue Claims in Federal Court On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, a case involving the...
Nonprofit Alert: Department of Labor Issues Guidance for Nonprofits on New Overtime Rule June 14, 2016 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a Fact Sheet and Guidance on compliance with its new overtime rule (“Final Rule”), specifically addressing nonprofit organizations. DOL is apparently concerned that many nonprofit employers believe the requirements of the new...
Health Law Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Basis for Liability Under the False Claims Act June 16, 2016 In a unanimous decision issued on June 16 in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, 579 U.S. ___ (2016), the United States Supreme Court held that plaintiffs may rely on the so-called “implied false certification theory” as a basis for...
