By Frank A. Mazzagatti, Esq.Email Frank If you are a licensed healthcare provider who has been excluded from participation in federally funded health care programs, your reinstatement is neither automatic nor guaranteed. Exclusion of individuals and entities from participation in any federal health care program is codified in the Social Security Act (the “Act”) and means that you must cease…
Led by Michael D. Brofman and Michael J. Spithogiannis, Weiss Zarett successfully defended a decision it won in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District in which a debtor’s chapter 11 case was converted to one under chapter 7 and a trustee appointed, rather than dismissed as the debtor’s counsel had requested. In sustaining the decision of the Bankruptcy…
The Weiss Zarett Litigation Department, led by trial attorney Joshua D. Sussman, secured a defense verdict on behalf of a limited-service laboratory registrant and its principals (collectively, the Lab”) on commercial claims arising from the COVID-19 testing for a prominent national event. After a one-month trial, the Westchester County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the Lab. The…
By Nicole A. Emanuele, Esq. Email Nicole Are you a physician who has found yourself at the cusp of resolving a proceeding or dispute with a state or federal entity involving an alleged violation of state or federal law? Your first thought may be to settle the matter quickly and quietly by entering into a stipulation or agreement with the…
By Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq.Email Lisa Restrictive covenants have become commonplace in many New York employment contracts, including in the healthcare industry. One frequently included restrictive covenant is an agreement not to compete. While the Federal Trade Commission is currently considering whether to ban non-compete agreements entirely and the New York State Senate and Assembly have also considered bills curtailing non-compete agreements, presently they remain enforceable in New…
By Bruce M. Cohn, Esq.Email Bruce Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C., is pleased to announce that Bruce Cohn, Esq., has joined the Firm as an Of Counsel Attorney. Mr. Cohn has been immersed in healthcare law and operations for many decades, most recently serving for over 13 years as a Vice President and Senior Counsel at NYU/Winthrop Hospital.…
Weiss Zarett will continue to offer the PAP (Physician Advocacy Program) for 2023 and we will be providing the same services. The 3 programs offered by the 2023 PAP are as follows: Premium Program $999 per year Legal representation in connection with a matter before the OPMC, OPD, OMIG, MAC, OIG, QIO, OSHA or OCR. Providers WITH administrative coverage from their…
By Mauro Viskovic, Esq. Email Mauro Private equity investments in health care continue to trend rapidly upward. $151 billion of private equity capital surged into healthcare globally the past year, more than double the prior year, and more than seven times the volume of investment ten years ago. In light of these developments, health care practices planning to sell to a…
By Mathew J. Levy, Esq. Email Mathew To attract talented people into the medical profession at a time of such significant strain and while also retaining those who have been working so tirelessly these past two years, NYS has implemented the Healthcare Worker Bonus Program (HWB). The HWB was implemented to recognize the efforts of our health care and mental…
