Everyone wants to dip their toe in the medical aesthetics space. And why not? It’s beautiful. But among platforms in this space, such as day spas, it is the pure med spa that has longevity “because it mixes the experiential with the service and the clinical outcomes,” says Nicole Chiaramonte.
In October 2022,…
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP) guidance.
The ECCP provides prosecutors with questions and factors to consider when assessing a company’s compliance program. Prosecutors use the guidance to assist in making decisions about whether to charge a company and how to resolve cases. The guidance is equally instrumental for companies as they build, strengthen, and internally assess their compliance structure and controls.
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on September 26, 2024, eventually making its way up to western North Carolina where it caused unprecedented damage. The estimated costs associated with these damages grow daily, with AccuWeather currently estimating losses between $145 and $160 billion. Earlier this week, we issued an alert with general tips policyholders should consider when pursuing insurance claims for hurricane-related losses. As damage reports continue to come in from portions of western North Carolina that have been cut off from regular communications, we are updating our guidance for North Carolina policyholders.
Accel-KKR has acquired VisiQuate, according to a news release.
VisiQuate, founded in 2009 and based in Santa Rosa, California, is a provider of revenue cycle management and analytics solutions for health systems.
Accel-KKR, based in Menlo Park, Calif., is a technology-focused investment firm. The firm pursues middle-market companies and provides a broad…
Courts around the country have held that when an insurer breaches its duty to defend, it can face significant consequences, including limitations on the insurer’s ability to apply hindsight analysis when belatedly reviewing the insured’s defense invoices for reimbursement.
RELATED UPDATE: Tips for Pursuing Insurance Claims and Disaster Relief Funding in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene (October 3, 2024)
Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, September 26, 2024, carrying catastrophic 140 mph winds as the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851. By Friday, Hurricane Helene’s effects could be felt through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, with numerous fatalities and significant property damage and power outages reported across the entire southeastern United States. Flooding from the storm resulted in highway and road closures throughout the region, including Interstate 40 in North Carolina, and multiple dams in Tennessee and North Carolina were on the brink of failure before stormwaters began to subside.
By Kevin Madagan
Waud Capital Partners (WCP) has announced the acquisition of Science Exchange.
Science Exchange, founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, is a provider of life sciences procurement and supplier management software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions.
WCP, founded in 1993 and based in Chicago, seeks control equity investments in middle market companies…
Recently, in United States ex rel. Kyer v. Thomas Health Systems, the judge overseeinga whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Thomas Health Systems Inc. stalled further decisions until both parties could file supplemental briefs addressing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The judge’s order requires the parties to articulate if the Stark Law regulations are consistent with the statute.
FTV Capital has made a growth equity investment in VALD, according to a news release.
VALD, founded in 2015 and with its U.S. headquarters in New York, is a global provider of musculoskeletal assessment and rehabilitation technologies.
FTV, founded in 1988 and based in San Francisco, is a growth equity investment firm…
On September 17, 2024, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri stressed the intense focus placed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) on incentivizing companies to maintain healthy corporate compliance programs – and highlighted key aspects of the Department’s newest enforcement tool. Speaking at the NYU School of Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, Argentieri emphasized the DOJ Criminal Division’s newly rolled out Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, which offers monetary rewards for whistleblowers who provide information about certain corporate misconduct that results in a successful criminal or civil forfeiture of more than $1 million.
