Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) Section 9-504 reads as follows:
§ 9-504. Indication of Collateral. A financing statement sufficiently indicates the collateral that it covers if the financing statement provides:
a description of the…
On May 9,2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a formal notice withdrawing 67 regulatory guidance documents in the Federal Register (here). The withdrawal of these various policy statements, interpretative rules, and advisory…
Clients have asked Brandon Shirley about acquiring a health entity that would qualify for the 340B Drug Pricing Program because, as he explains, “it does enable substantial benefits if you can get into it.” But the program is also complex. A…
In a significant development for healthcare employment law, Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act No. 475 (“SEA 475”) broadens existing restrictions on physician noncompete agreements to include nearly all physician types—not just primary care providers.…
1. State Budget
Early Friday morning, state lawmakers approved Indiana’s two-year budget- a task that was made much more difficult by the recent revenue forecast that predicted $2 billion less tax revenue over the biennium than was originally…
After months of back and forth, with the fate of tele-prescribing in limbo, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) signaled its continued commitment to some COVID-19 era telemedicine expansions by the recent issuance of two final rules:…
A recent advisory opinion from the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) provides welcome clarity and encouragement to community health centers looking for ways to incentivize patient access to care. Advisory Opinion 25-02 continues the OIG’s…
On April 7, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted a limited waiver delaying the effective date of part of Section 64.1200(a)(10), which was issued in a February 2024 Order amending the rules implementing the Telephone Consumer…
An interim final rule was issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on March 21, 2025, eliminating the reporting obligations that U.S. entities and U.S. persons formerly stood to bear under the beneficial ownership information…
I attended law school to become a patent attorney. I didn’t know at the time what that really meant, or even that patents are but one type of intellectual property (IP). I did know that an engineering career was not for me, but patent law could be a…
On February 21, 2025, a U.S. District Judge in Baltimore, Maryland ruled that executive orders recently issued by President Trump to roll back Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs likely violate the First Amendment. The judge…
On Sunday, March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced that it has suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) with respect to US citizens and domestic companies. This signals the likely death knell of the CTA for US based…
