Today, OCR settled its 46th case in a series of enforcement actions under its right of access initiative. This time, the settlement was with Optum Medical Care of New Jersey...

That Modern Healthcare titled its article "Providers, employers wage war over costs" instead of characterizing the dispute as one between providers and health care insurance payers is perhaps misleading.

To comply with the HITECH breach notice requirements, HIPAA covered entities are required to report all small breaches of unsecured protected health information that occurred in calendar year 2012 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by this Friday, March 1, 2013.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced yet another HIPAA settlement for more than $1 million.

From policy to patients and everything in-between, the health care industry is constantly evolving.

With the extension of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, the right of the states to determine their own laws for medical marijuana use enjoys a shield from federal intervention... at least through Sept. 30, 2016.

Some Missouri communities are welcoming the nationwide trend toward legalization of medical cannabis as an expansion of health care options for their residents

Here's something to look forward to this month — on January 17, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases focused squarely on the Chevron doctrine, which generally directs courts...

Last week, Congress passed and President Obama signed new legislation to raise L-1 filing fees by $2,250 and H-1B fees by $2,000. Most employers, however, will not be subject to the higher immigration fees legislated by the Emergency Supplemental Appropriation for Border Security Act (H.6080).

Earlier this month, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) released its Workers' Bill of Rights...

Thompson Coburn's New York Managing Partner Mark Indelicato joined the Bloomberg Law Podcast to discuss WeWork's Chapter 11 restructuring plan and the aggressive path forward.

This morning, the United States Supreme Court granted the U.S. government's certiorari petition in U.S. v. David L. Miller Order List (06/24/2024) (supremecourt.gov).

Creditors are generally aware that a debtor may shield from collection by creditors assets that the debtor holds in Individual Retirement Account.

Is it a technical foul to show NBA players' tattoos in a video game? A federal judge in New York answered that question with the legal version of the Mutombo finger wag...

On November 24, 2020, the U.S. government's National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Amazon announced a joint effort to address counterfeit goods entering...

How much of a photo must be taken in order to meet the copyright standard of "substantial similarity"? According to a district court in New York, you need more than a man standing in front of a crowd, wearing a white tank top...

Most of us have undergone some type of COVID-19 testing. This report on the origin and funding of COVID-19 diagnostic patent applications...

It was reported Monday that in a marathon 100-hour negotiating session the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership reached agreement on the TPP trade pact.

Former Justice Douglas Lang, now senior counsel at Thompson Coburn, wrote a new commentary published in Texas Lawyer that highlights the importance of civility in the legal profession and society at large.

In the latest Appealing Strategies episode, Douglas Lang and Booker T. Shaw are joined by Adrienne Clair to unpack core appellate litigation strategies with a focus...