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Most transactional attorneys will encounter deals that involve commercial loans. But what does that mean, exactly, and what are the basics that such attorneys should know, even if they do not have primary responsibility for drafting or reviewing loan documents? This article addresses the basics, including what a commercial loan is, what types of commercial…Read More

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage the…Read More

On November 20, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued new Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance For Nursing Facilities (“Nursing Facility ICPG”) for nursing home members of the health care compliance community. Motivating factors for issuing the Nursing Facility ICPG included long-standing issues such as…Read More

As explained in our previous post, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) was set to take effect on February 21, 2025. However, late on February 20, 2025, the Michigan Legislature passed House Bill 4002 to amend the ESTA. Governor Whitmer signed the amendment into law on February 21, 2025, and it went into immediate effect….Read More

Recently, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion granting immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (“HCQIA”) to a Helena, Montana hospital (the “Hospital”) after a physician’s (the “Physician”) medical staff membership and clinical privileges were revoked following a peer review investigation that identified substandard patient care. In Weiner v. St. Peter’s Health (“Weiner”),…Read More

On February 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (the “Supreme Court”) issued its opinion in Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. It held that the voluntary dismissal of a federal lawsuit without prejudice, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), qualifies as a “final judgment, order, or proceeding” under Rule 60(b), which…Read More

According to a new hospital construction survey from Health Facilities Management, the most common specialty hospital projects being planned are: 1) behavioral hospitals; 2) cancer hospitals; 3) children’s hospitals; 4) orthopedic hospitals; and 5) women’s hospitals. CBRE published the results of its Health Care Investor and Developer Survey. The most appealing health care assets for…Read More

On February 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted a nationwide preliminary injunction that prevented Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) enforcement, allowing the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) to reinstate the CTA’s beneficial ownership reporting obligations. Immediately following the decision, FinCEN issued a statement extending the CTA’s reporting deadline…Read More

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage the…Read More