Thursday, March 29, 2018
By John Vering The Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) City Council recently passed an ordinance imposing restrictions on when most private employers having six or more employees can inquire about an applicant’s criminal record and limiting the ability of those employers to refuse to hire individuals based on their criminal records. This ordinance also affects landlords […]
Friday, December 8, 2017
Kansas City, Mo. – Seigfreid Bingham was awarded “Law Firm of the Year” by the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City. The award was presented to Steve Kyle, CEO at the AWL Annual Meeting and Holiday Party on December 6, 2017. Shannon Cohorst Johnson, a litigator at Seigfreid Bingham and an avid member […]
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Thirteen attorneys from Seigfreid Bingham have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers®, including six as Rising Stars. Super Lawyers honors outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Those recognized are: 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Larry Bingham, Estate Planning & Probate Gordon Gee, […]
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Every founder knows that capital raises are rarely easy for any business. Thanks to recent amendments to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 504 may offer a more streamlined approach. Capital raises take many forms, including a simple “friends and family” cash-for-equity raise, a new partner or investor buying into your business, […]
Monday, July 20, 2015
In a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Health Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. (HDL) and Singulex Inc. will pay a combined $48.5 million to the DOJ to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and federal Anti-Kickback Statute. According to allegations, HDL and Singulex violated the False Claims Act—which holds businesses liable […]
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Enacted in 2013, the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act (HIMIA) took steps to strictly regulate specific factors within the state health insurance industry. Specifically, the Act, which was established under the passing of HB 701, imposed further licensing standards on insurance navigators who assisted with enrollment in Missouri’s federal healthcare exchange. In addition, the Act aimed to […]
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
[fusion_text]Exclusive service agreements are designed to establish a loyal relationship between two partners. Specifically, these agreements act as covenants providing that, in the case of a service provider and a user, the user will procure services from the provider, and no one else. Recently, however, an exclusive service agreement proposal between a medical laboratory and […]
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
In June of 2013, a patient checked into a hospital emergency department with complaints that his reproductive organs were causing him extreme pain. The patient identifies as a male, but was given a hospital identification bracelet stating that he was female due to his existing medical records and genitals. Following his hospital stay, the patient […]
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
On March 20th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Stage 3 proposed rule to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. To qualify for the Program incentives, and to avoid negative payment adjustments absent an applicable hardship exception, eligible professionals and hospitals must certify they have achieved certain benchmarks […]
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Each of you repair your customer’s equipment every day. Although this work is a profitable addition to your dealership’s business, you inevitably deal with customers that can’t or won’t pay for your services. I get many calls from dealers in this situation. The good news is that you usually have legal rights to help you […]