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CMS Grants Quality Reporting Exceptions For Facilities Recovering From Hurricane Ida

The agency has granted certain Medicare quality reporting exceptions to healthcare facilities in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, and New Jersey that were battered by Hurricane Ida. By providing the exceptions, CMS aims to enable facilities to direct their resources toward recovery.

Myths About The Path To In-House

There may be ways that are more common than others, but as with all things legal, the answer is often 'it depends.'

Attorney Sentenced To 7 1/2 Years In Prison For ‘Systematically Defrauding’ Biglaw Firm

The judge was unimpressed with his excuse.

Twitter Can Only Deal With One Shareholder Lawsuit At A Time

The social-media giant is apparently as susceptible to bullying as its users.

Morning Docket: 09.23.21

* Monument honoring the end of chattel slavery replaced the one praising Robert E. Lee. Next goal: Rushmore! [CNN]

* Missouri high school students create petition to bring slavery back. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… [WBAY]

* Applied Real Property: Are racial disparities in house appraisals the new redlining? [NPR]

* Politician victim blames rape victims and says they ought to have had a Glock 19 on them. [Independent]

Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Before that, he wrote columns for an online magazine named The Muse Collaborative under the pen name Knehmo. He endured the great state of Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected].

Punitive Contractual Damages… Wait, What? — See Also

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Trump Files… Interesting Lawsuit: Did anyone tell him that this suit more or less requires him to admit to tax infractions? Because you’d think he’d want to avoid that.

Who Was That Unmasked Man: Lawyer repping crybaby anti-maskers at least not making a lot of money off it.

Best Firms: Outside counsel rankings are up!

Less Than Sage Advice: Judge offers advice on “manhood.”

Pillow Talk: Mike Lindell’s back on his nonsense. And yet, Sidney Powell’s story may be worse.

Student Loan Debt Keeping You Up At Night? You Aren’t The Only One

A look at how law school loans impact young lawyers.

Lawyers: 1, Discriminating Insurance Company: 0

The fact that Aetna admitted that the costs were improperly denied and reversed course is huge.

Biden’s Twitter Snub Brings Elon Musk Back To Earth

America’s most productive billionaire should realize he doesn’t have to wait on anyone’s praise. 

The Government Proposes To Obtain Everyone’s Bank Transactions To Make Sure The Wealthy Aren’t Hiding Income

So will this proposal work? It’s possible.

It’s A MAGA Crazy-Off: Lindell Versus Powell

Look out SCOTUS, the Pillow Man is comin' at ya!

Lawyer Whose Practice Consists Of Anti-Mask And Anti-Vax Lawsuits Says He’s ‘Not Making Much Off Of This’

Quite the niche law practice he's got here.

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Law school branding is a tough business.

Judge Advises Defendant How To Show Women ‘You’re The Man’

Not great advice.