The “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” signed by President Trump on December 22, 2017, thankfully did not turn retirement plans into a new source of tax revenue, but that does not mean the employee benefits world went completely unnoticed. Below are some of…
Krieg DeVault Partner Deborah J. Daniels, hired in November 2016 by USA Gymnastics to lead an investigation of the policies and practices relating to the protection of young athletes from abuse, was recently featured on WTHR Channel 13 in an…
Robert A. Greising Partner in the firm's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities Practice Group and Nicholas J. Anderson Senior Associate in the firm's Business, Acquisitions & Securities, Tax, and Public and Municipal Finance Practice Groups…
Background
As has been widely reported, LIBOR is expected to be phased out by the end of 2021. With no readily available replacement, it has been left to market participants to develop and transition to alternative reference rates and to determine a…
A Department of Justice internal memo dated January 10, 2018 reflects a significant policy change regarding the DOJ’s election to dismiss certain qui tam lawsuits in which the government declines to intervene. The Memo (a copy of which can be found …
A June 2017 decision by a federal district court in the District of Columbia determined that a reference laboratory cannot rely on the ordering physician’s determination to establish medical necessity for testing paid for under Medicare, Medicaid,…
The HIPAA Security Rule requires Covered Entities and their respective Business Associates to maintain certain Administrative, Physical and Technical safeguards to protect Electronic Protected Health Information (“e-PHI”). Specifically, these…
On December 19, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced settlements with two separate physician groups, one in Texas and one in Pennsylvania relating to allegations that the groups received illegal remuneration in exchange for patient…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that long-time Partner Michael J. Messaglia has been elected as the firm’s new Managing Partner.
Mr. Messaglia’s legal career spans nearly 25 years, beginning in 1993 when he was hired as an Associate at Krieg…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that health care and litigation attorney Stacy Walton Long has been named Partner.
Ms. Long advises the firm’s Healthcare clients regarding many significant legal issues, including security breach incidents and…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that Robert A. Anderson has recently been elected to Krieg DeVault’s six-member Executive Committee. Mr. Anderson, a long-time Partner in the firm’s well-established health care and litigation practices, brings…
Krieg DeVault is pleased to announce that the firm has reelected Partner Libby Yin Goodknight to its leadership team for another 3 year term. Six attorneys will comprise the firm’s Executive Committee.
Ms. Goodknight also serves as Chair of the…
