Case Updates

State’s Deduction of HQAF Assessments from Medi-Cal Payments Hospital Earned for Services During the Chapter 11 Case Was an Improper Setoff. Read more

Read the January 2021 e-brief here. Read more

Privacy rights mostly foreclose litigation discovery of non-party health care professionals’ administrative records and other non-public records maintained by State agencies. Read more

Beneficial Interest in Real Estate Occupied by the Debtor Is a Sufficient Basis for a Homestead Exemption. Read more

Saint Francis Memorial Hospital was fined $50,000 by the California Department of Public Health. The Department served Saint Francis with the final decision on December 16, 2015, which stated that it “shall be effective immediately.” Read more

Another Perspective – Creditor’s Refusal to Turnover Estate Property Obtained Prepetition Does Not Violate Automatic Stay Provisions of Section 362(a)(3). Read more

Creditor of Bankruptcy Estate Lacked Standing to Challenge Violation of the Automatic Stay Read more

The following regulatory information may be of interest to attorneys practicing insurance law. Read more

Subsequent Closure of Husband’s Case Caused Community Property to Transfer or Otherwise Vest with the Wife in Her Separate Bankruptcy Estate. Read more

Where a Contract Contains a Choice of Law Provision the Chosen State's Substantive Law Governs Whether a Plaintiff Can Recover Interest on Damages and at What Rate. Read more