United States Law Articles in English - (August 08, 2002)
A Real Swinger - Part IV
Mr William Hickman - Reed McClure
...) However, so far this year we have spotted two such opinions: one from our own Ninth Circuit and one from the Southern District of New York. ...... Given the maverick reputation of the Ninth Circuit, the likelihood that it will be swayed or influenced by some of the conservative or reactionary circuits back east is between slim and none. And that, dear reader, spells "Conflict."...
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United States Law Articles in English - (October 16, 2002)
Representing Media Clients and Their Employees in Newsgathering Cases: Traps for the Unwary
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
By Thomas S. Leatherbury, Richard M. Goehler and Bruce E.H. As large libel verdicts ......2 The role of prepublication and prebroadcast counsel, whether inside or outside, ...... trespass, hidden cameras, intrusion, ride-alongs, and searches.3 Potential newsgathering liability may ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (December 18, 2001)
Stale CAM Charges: Are You Protected?
Ms Janis Schiff - Holland & Knight LLP
Common Area Maintenance (CAM) provisions in retail leases enable landlords to maintain the common areas of a shopping center on behalf of the tenants and divide and allocate the costs of such ......nd allocate the costs of such maintenance among the tenants and A well-drafted CAM provision will clarify the responsibilities of both the landlord and the tenant and eliminate confusion during the term ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (May 04, 2004)
CMS Accepts Requests For Advisory Opinions On Specialty Hospitals
Mr Larry Oday - Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
On March 19, 2004, CMS issued guidance on the specialty hospital moratorium included in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (the "MMA"). The ...... The requests involve questions as to whether a facility is grandfathered and as to whether a hospital is a specialty hospital....
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United States Law Articles in English - (November 27, 2003)
DNA Tests Free Maryland Man Jailed 18 Years for Two Murders
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP
... Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw partner Lee Rubin, associate Bill Olsen, and summer associate H. Ron Davidson represented Mr....... Resemblance Conover had been arrested for the 1984 murder of hero-in drug dealer Charles Jordan and Mr. Jordan's 18-year-old stepdaughter, Lisa ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (December 19, 2001)
Federal Update: Detailed Bid Evaluation Criteria Need Not Be Disclosed to Prospective Bidders
Ms Maria Votsch - Holland & Knight LLP
... The first requirement was that the bidder had completed three projects within the past six years involving renovations that were "of the size and complexity of the proposed project." The ......citation did not explicitly " After the plaintiff submitted the low bid on the project, a committee developed an 11-factor Building Comparison Chart to compare the size and complexity of the low bidder's prior projects ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (January 14, 2003)
Texas Peer Review Privilege Upheld Grudgingly
Ms Brenda Strama - Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
...; however, the court stated "that it seems unfair and illogical that this statute could prevent ......" The case involved a physician who was summarily suspended from the hospital and who sued the hospital for suspending his staff ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (March 23, 2004)
Understaffed Nursing Schools Forced To Turn Away Qualified Students
Mr Nick Westbrook - Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
... Despite this statistic, a growing number of qualified students are being turned away from nursing schools due to limited faculty, funding, and space. In fact, more than 16,000 qualified ...... At that time, to attract and retain nurses amid a shrinking pool, hospitals, ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (March 16, 2004)
Hospitals Agree to Large EMTALA Penalties
Mr Nick Westbrook - Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
..., lacerated wrists, high blood pressure, rape, and a blood-alcohol content five times the legal ...... The penalty imposed on Jackson Memorial is the maximum allowable for a single alleged violation of EMTALA, and the settlement with Southpointe is the fourth ...
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United States Law Articles in English - (September 22, 2002)
Grace Under Pressure: Fifteen Steps You Should Take to Manage Successfully a Search of Your Client's Office Pursuant to a Federal Warrant
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
... the premises, started questioning the employees, and announced that they are executing a search ...... Likewise, although the Article discusses the search of corporate offices, many of the objectives and steps described apply to searches of individual ...
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