David H. Fitch
Ask An Attorney: Nursing Home Resident Discharge Against Medical Advice
I am an attending physician at a nursing home. What if a resident is unhappy that a safe discharge plan cannot be developed by our interd...
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George S. Van Nest
- Apr 21, 2014
- 4 min
Proposed Brownfield Cleanup Program Amendments
The Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to foster private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended in...
George S. Van Nest
- Mar 3, 2014
- 3 min
Legal Alert: Proposed Amendments to the Brownfield Cleanup Program
The New York Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) was enacted in 2003 and has provided significant legal and financial incentives for private...
Helen A. Zamboni
- Mar 1, 2014
- 2 min
Ask An Attorney: Patient Communications
There is more and more emphasis on improving physician communication with patients to provide better outcomes at reduced cost. I am conce...
Anna E. Lynch
- Dec 27, 2013
- 3 min
Ask An Attorney: Prescribing and Dispensing Narcotics
I have seen an increase of patients with chronic pain disorders and more and more of them are requesting narcotics for their pain. I am c...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Nov 18, 2013
- 3 min
High Court Decisions a Boon for Employers under Title VII
In June, the United States Supreme Court issued two decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), both good news...
Helen A. Zamboni
- Oct 9, 2013
- 2 min
Legal Alert: $1.2M Settlement for HIPAA Breach Based on Photocopier Storage of PHI
On August 14, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an agreement with Affinity Health Plan, Inc. (Affini...
Steven R. Gersz
- Oct 1, 2013
- 3 min
Ask An Attorney: Legal Issues to be Considered for Group Medical Visits
We are considering the possibility of group medical visits to better serve the needs of our patients. What are some of the legal issues w...
Thomas F. Knab
- Sep 16, 2013
- 4 min
Oppressive Conduct Insufficient to Support LLC Dissolution
LLCs, which were created by the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL), are hybrid business entities that combine the tax aspects...
David M. Tang
- Aug 15, 2013
- 2 min
Legal Alert: Maximize Opportunities When a Competitor Declares Bankruptcy
Does your company have a plan if one of your competitors files for bankruptcy protection? If a bankrupt competitor is liquidating assets...
George S. Van Nest
- Jun 17, 2013
- 5 min
New York State DEC Revises SEQR EAF Forms
The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potent...
David H. Fitch
- Apr 22, 2013
- 2 min
Ask An Attorney: How Does NYS Safe Act Effect My Practice?
I am a 55 year-old board certified psychiatrist with a full practice. How does the New York State Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcem...
George S. Van Nest
- Apr 15, 2013
- 4 min
ASTM Revises Environmental Site Assessment Standard
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed the initial Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard in 1993...
Thomas F. Knab
- Mar 22, 2013
- 3 min
Mediating Civil Commercial Disputes
Most commercial disputes are settled without getting the lawyers involved, but some disputes prove to be so intractable that they require...
Colin D. Ramsey
- Mar 18, 2013
- 4 min
Employing a ‘Limited Defense’ Strategy
Talk to small business owners, and one of their biggest fears is becoming embroiled in litigation against their will, and over which they...
Jennifer A. Shoemaker
- Nov 19, 2012
- 3 min
What Labor Law Section 193 Amendments Mean
New York Labor Law § 193 and New York Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations Title 12, § 195.1 govern employer deductions from emplo...
George S. Van Nest
- Oct 15, 2012
- 4 min
DEC’s Proposed Environmental Self-Audit Policy
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working on a new Self-Audit Policy to encourage environmental compliance....
Thomas F. Knab
- Jul 16, 2012
- 4 min
Developing Remedies for LLC Members
Limited liability companies appeared in New York state in 1994, when the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL) went into effect...
George S. Van Nest
- Apr 16, 2012
- 4 min
Update: NY Litigation Over Marcellus Shale development
As previously reported in this column, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is still weighing public comments and...
David H. Fitch
- Mar 19, 2012
- 5 min
Beware the ‘Badges of Fraud’ this Tax Season
Since the 1913 ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on ...
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