On October 14, 2019, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order (EO) 13894 "Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria" in...

On October 15, 2019, the Department of Commerce (DOC) amended the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to further restrict the export and reexport of items to Cuba.

West Virginia is currently accepting applications for its growing medical cannabis program.

The Biden administration has issued guidance and FAQs on mandatory insurance coverage of OTC COVID-19 testing. Effective January 15, 2022, plans are required to cover 8 individual...

Governor Baker on May 4, 2020 issued some important clarifications for retailers regarding the Governor's prior orders closing non-essential businesses' brick and mortar premises to customers and most employees.

In an effort to make it easier for laboratories to be reimbursed by insurers for COVID-19 testing, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance has issued a bulletin stating that it expect...

Yesterday the SEC staff issued CD&I 105.09 ...

The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is proactively seeking to find, investigate, and prosecute unlawful attempts to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic

In an unsurprising move, the Department of Labor announced at the end of February that it would delay implementation of a rule relating to tip pools and tip credit that had been promulgated...

On Friday, Judge John Woodcock held that an ordinance enacted by the City of South Portland, Maine, that prohibited loading crude oil from a pipeline terminating in South Portland ...

The Massachusetts electric distribution companies ("Distribution Companies"), together with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources ...

The court-ordered stay of the SEC's new climate rules (discussed in our prior post here) has been lifted, at least for the time being.

Although the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has begun awarding provisional, adult-use licenses to some entities in the Commonwealth as of July 1, only one retail license has been awarded...

Foley Hoag partner Andrew London recently spoke on AHLA's Speaking of Health Law podcast on the evolution of federal preemption of state health care laws...

On January 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least April 11, 2023.

Healthcare associate Samuel Hoff authored an article for MedCity News on "'Friendly' PC Models: Key Contractual and Compliance Considerations."

The United States Senate voted last week to legalize hemp as part of a provision of the omnibus Farm Bill.

Colin Zick, co-chair of Foley Hoag's Healthcare and Privacy and Data Security Practice Groups, was recently quoted in USA Today about cyberattacks ...

Christopher Hart, Co-Chair of Foley Hoag's Privacy and Data Security practice, discusses the data security risks of the present ...

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