by Zachary B. Cohen, Jason Hsi | Feb 24, 2026
Everyone has had that contract that they regret signing or was automatically renewed before they remembered to give notice to terminate. Vendor contracts have a way of lingering long after their usefulness has expired, mainly because vendors have every incentive to prolong a lucrative relationship. In health care especially, organizations often find themselves locked into agreements that no longer reflect operational benefits, integrate fully with current systems/technology, or meet budget priorities, yet seem nearly impossible to escape unscathed.
by Justin M. Vogel, Mickey Keane, Alexandra Wolff, Vasilios D. Lolis | Feb 18, 2026
On February 18, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a civil RICO action brought by Roosevelt Road Re, Ltd. and Tradesman Program Managers, LLC, against a personal injury law firm and various medical providers arising out of workers’ compensation claims after considering a motion by Garfunkel Wild and other law firms on behalf of our clients and the other defendants.
by Andrew E. Blustein, Stacey L. Gulick, Kathleen M. Brown | Feb 9, 2026
The New York Medical Aid in Dying Act has been passed by the Legislature and was signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on February 6, 2026, after the addition of specific guardrails negotiated between executive and legislative leaders.
by Stacey L. Gulick, Kathleen M. Brown | Feb 4, 2026
On February 3, 2026, the President signed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, extending key Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027.
by Kathleen M. Brown, Vanessa A. Giunta | Jan 7, 2026
Recently finalized in the Federal Register, the USPS’s addition of Section 608.11—“Postmarks and Postal Possession”—to the Domestic Mail Manual quietly reshapes a foundational assumption about how postmarks function.
