Preserving Your Construction Lien Rights
By Maggie Puccini, Bouhan Falligant LLP Special to Business in Savannah Business is booming for the construction industry, and not a moment too soon. Prior to the recent recession, construction employment hit an all-time high of 7.7 million jobs, but then reduced 30 percent of its workforce by January 2011. Over the past six years, […]
The HIPAA Minefield: Lawyers and the Treating Provider
By Gregory G. Sewell, Bouhan Falligant LLP Special to Business in Savannah The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — more commonly known as HIPAA — celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. HIPAA was passed to protect patient health information and set national standards for the confidentiality, security and communication of personal health information. HIPAA […]
Bouhan Falligant Attorneys Named Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Ten attorneys with Bouhan Falligant were recently recognized as 2017 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Both awards recognize the best of the best — defined by a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement — within their individual practice areas. The Georgia Super Lawyer recognition is awarded annually to the top five percent […]
Licensed to Go Out of Business: The Regulations and Legal Issues Pertaining to Inventory Reduction Sales
By Andrew H. Dekle, Bouhan Falligant LLP Special to Business in Savannah The recent announcement of nationwide store closings by well-known retailers Sears, Kmart, and the Limited (including some of their locations in Savannah) provides occasion to discuss the surprisingly complex legal issues associated with going-out-of-business, moving, and other inventory reduction sales. While national chains […]