On September 16, 2025, Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s effort to bar criminal or civil enforcement of the Senate’s resolutions holding him in civil and criminal
Federal Court Dismisses Pre-Enforcement Challenge to HELP Committee Subpoena, Underscoring Limited Options for Congressional Subpoena Targets
On September 16, 2025, Judge Trevor McFadden of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s effort to bar criminal or civil enforcement of the Senate’s resolutions holding him in civil and criminal
Why Executives Should Take Deferred Compensation with a Healthy Dose of Salt
Deferred comp plans, or what to an ERISA lawyer is a top hat plan, have become widespread in recent years, used for a variety of purposes, from executive recruitment and retention to simply rewarding important executives at smaller employers who
Spurred on by the Steward Health Care Bankruptcy, Massachusetts Adopts Bill Regulating Private Equity and REITs in Health Care, Continuing a National Trend
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill 5159 (the “Bill”). The Bill grants the state new regulatory powers to oversee and review health care transactions involving private equity firms, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”),
Spurred on by the Steward Health Care Bankruptcy, Massachusetts Adopts Bill Regulating Private Equity and REITs in Health Care, Continuing a National Trend
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law House Bill 5159 (the “Bill”). The Bill grants the state new regulatory powers to oversee and review health care transactions involving private equity firms, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and
Massachusetts Enhances Regulatory Oversight of Health Care Transactions on For-Profit and Private Equity Investments
This post is co-authored by Seth Orkand, co-chair of Robinson+Cole’s Government Enforcement and White-Collar Defense Team.
Massachusetts has expanded regulatory oversight of health care transactions by imposing False Claims Act liability on health care owners and investors for changes including
An Empty Chair and a Not-so-Empty Threat: Senate HELP Committee to Vote on Rare Civil and Criminal Subpoena Enforcement Actions Against Steward Health Care CEO
This week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will vote to pursue civil enforcement and criminal contempt of Congress charges against Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre. If the vote succeeds, and it
An Empty Chair and a Not-so-Empty Threat: Senate HELP Committee to Vote on Rare Civil and Criminal Subpoena Enforcement Actions Against Steward Health Care CEO
This week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will vote to pursue civil enforcement and criminal contempt of Congress charges against Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre. If the vote succeeds, and it
Rainwater Collecting on Rooftop is not Subject to Policy’s Flood Sublimits
Responding to a certified question from the First Circuit, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts determined that rainwater collecting on the insureds’ rooftop and causing interior damage was not “flood” as defined in the policy and subject to
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holds that term "surface waters" in policy is ambiguous, so does not apply to water on surface of a roof
Sure, Steward Health Care has created a public health care emergency, but at least it has prevailed in an insurance coverage dispute. A storm in June 2020 caused an accumulation of rainwater on a rooftop courtyard and on roofs of