Publications
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04.18.2024Corporate Transparency Act Could Survive 11th Circ. Several WaysThe Corporate Transparency Act is an extensive new anti-money laundering law that went into effect Jan. 1. It requires the disclosure to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of detailed information regarding owners, officers, and control persons by most entities formed or registered to do business in the United States.
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04.18.2024Expansion of Hospital Tort Liability in WashingtonUpdatesThe Washington State Supreme Court significantly expanded the scope of potential hospital tort liability for the allegedly negligent actions of nonemployee, independently contracted emergency room service physicians, and potentially for other independently contracted hospital-based providers.
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03.28.2024Federal District Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: What Now?UpdatesOn March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama held that the CTA was unconstitutional because it exceeds Congress’s enumerated powers. As a result, the Alabama district court enjoined enforcement of the CTA as to the plaintiffs in that matter, the National Small Business Association, and one of its individual members.