The New Med Mal Threat: Medical Boards

Expert Guest Entry by Brian S. Kern. Mr. Kern is a speaker at ACI’s 13th Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners (BME) recently fined a medical group more than $23,000 for carrying a medical malpractice insurance policy that provided coverage which was inconsistent with N.J. regulations. Specifically, the…

SEC Charges Hedge Fund in First-of-its-Kind Whistleblower Retaliation Case

Expert Guest Entry by Brian Dickerson, Originally Published on http://roetzelcompliance.blogspot.com/  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has charged a hedge fund advisory firm for retaliating against an employee who reported illegal trading activity to the SEC. This charge represents the first time the SEC has filed a case under the authority of the Dodd-Frank Act…