Health Law Checkup

Post-Roe Access to Abortion in Arizona: Implications for Patients and Providers

            In a 5-4 decision on Friday, June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. As a result of the ruling, many individuals across the country will not have access to abortions within 30 days and many states have laws that will ban abortions effective immediately.[1] However, the legal landscape for […]

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The Supreme Court of Arizona Holds That Hospitals May Not Use Liens Against Third-Party Tortfeasors to Balance Bill Medicaid Patients

On March 9, 2020, the Supreme Court of Arizona issued its ruling in Ansley, et al. v. Banner Health Network, et al., 2020 WL 1126300 (2020), finding that hospitals may not utilize Arizona Revised Statutes § § 33-931(A) and 36-2903.01(G)(4) to secure liens against third-party tortfeasors in order to balance bill patients for medical bills […]

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Top Board Concerns Heading into 2017 Remain a Hot Topic

Each year, a number of surveys and commentators describe and predict the trending topics of interest and importance to boards of directors in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. As we wrap up the first quarter of 2017, it appears that many of the predicted hot topics continue to garner attention from various corners. Cybersecurity – […]

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Yahoo! Data Breach Results in Another Lawsuit Against Corporate Directors and Officers

A number of claims have been made against companies’ directors and officers alleging a breach of fiduciary duty for failing to adequately oversee data security programs.  To date, the defendants’ oversight of the programs and their documentation of that oversight have been sufficient enough so as to allow courts to rule in directors’ and officers’ favor. The […]

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