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(October 29, 2010): Leonard Schneider, J.D., serving as outside legal counsel and “City Attorney” for the City of Huntsville, Texas, has been successful in obtaining jury verdict on October 22, 2010 against Huntsville-Walker Chamber of Commerce for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract in the administration and management of Hotel Occupancy Tax Funds. After […]
(September 14, 2010): As one of the most controversial provisions in the recently enacted health care reform legislation, Congress created the IPAB – a board that is independent from Congress and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) as a mechanism to control Medicare – and potentially all – health care expenditures.
(September 12, 2010): Robert W. Liles, Managing Partner at Liles Parker, has been asked to serve as the main speaker at the quarterly DOJ Working Group conference sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas. The Working Group consists of Federal civil and criminal Prosecutors, FBI agents, HHS-OIG agents and investigators,
(July 11, 2024): Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has criminally charged 193 defendants with violations of various health care fraud statutes. The government estimates that the fraudulent schemes employed by the defendants resulted in losses of $1.6 billion to Federal, State, and private payor health care programs. These cases are
(July 14, 2010): Liles Parker is pleased to announce that Michael Cook has joined the firm as Of Counsel. With more than 35 years of experience in a wide variety of health matters, Mr. Cook is an outstanding asset to our team. The depth and breadth of Mr. Cook’s experience is extraordinary. Having begun his
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(June 25, 2010): Cities have the authority, usually provided by State statute, to regulate dangerous and substandard buildings and structures. In Texas, a City has to pass an ordinance to activate its ability to regulate dangerous buildings and structures. See TEX. LOC. GVT CODE § 214 Subchapter A. Before taking action against a dangerous building,
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(May 10, 2010): Inevitably a service provider, such as an IT professional or a vendor supplying coffee or coke machines, will sign a year-to-year or a 3-5 year contract with a City. Depending on the particular city, the contract may be signed by a City Officer such as the City Manager, City Administrator, or even
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(May 10, 2010): Whenever a company contracts to provide construction work for a city on public property, the company should always check the state law that governs the city in regards to mechanic liens against the land where the public property is located. And the city should always make sure of what rights it has
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(May 10, 2010): Normally there is statute of limitations that will apply to most civil lawsuits. This means that a claim must be filed in Court within a certain time after the action complained about occurred. For instance, in Texas, if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffer an injury you must
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(April 26, 2010): Part III: Analysis and Conclusion In the midst of an economic downturn, headlines are filled with accounts of failed corporations and bankruptcies as well as notorious government bailouts. There are many threatened lawsuits directed at officers and Directors of corporations for breaches of their fiduciary duties or seeking judicial declarations that corporations
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