You are reading the February 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.

Bass, Berry & Sims Chief Strategy Officer Kerry Price authored an article for the Nashville Business Journal examining several key client service standards within the legal industry

Some of us cannot resist the lure of actual, but oftentimes illusory, online shopping deals available during Amazon Prime days or the upcoming Cyber Monday extravaganza.

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney David Wilson authored an article for the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology based on his extensive research related to the various attempts...

Yesterday evening, on December 3, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of the federal Corporate...

As a follow-up to our blog post in February about the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) pause in defending its Climate Disclosure Rules, on March 27, the SEC notified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that it was officially withdrawing its defense of those rules.

In a never ending saga to the climate disclosure rules, on March 15, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed the recently adopted climate change disclosure rules.

On September 28, California Governor Newsom vetoed Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill), which would have created significant oversight of private investment in and management of certain healthcare transactions...

We will speak at a Strafford webinar providing guidance to life sciences companies and research institutions that are conducting or considering...

On October 30, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Davis Mello, Margaret Dodson, Britt Latham and Emily Connally authored an article published by Today's General Counsel highlighting important takeaways...

Yesterday evening, on December 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unsigned order in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Thad McBride co-authored an article with Natasha Buchler, head of ESG at Aperio Intelligence, to provide advice for companies on how to protect themselves from supply chain disruption and compliance challenges.

A unanimous Supreme Court recently clarified the burden of proof an employer must meet to establish that an employee is exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

On June 17, Chief Judge Danny Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued a preliminary injunction staying the effective date, and enjoining enforcement, of the new Title IX regulations...

As pharmaceutical manufacturers increasingly adopt direct-to-patient programs to enhance access and affordability, they face a complex web of compliance challenges that evolve faster than regulatory guidance can keep pace. This analysis explores the critical legal and regulatory considerations—from Anti-Kickback Statute risks to state telehealth requirements—that companies must navigate when implementing DTP models. The authors propose a "compliance-by-design" framework that enables manufacturer

In an article for the Federal Bar Association Qui Tam Section's newsletter, Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Denise Barnes and Scott Gallisdorfer examined the Trump administration's heightened...

Appellate courts are reshaping data breach litigation by scrutinizing post-breach responses and raising evidentiary standards for plaintiffs. Recent decisions demonstrate that companies with disciplined incident response protocols, clear contractual defenses, and well-documented communications gain significant advantages when cases reach higher courts. The evolving legal landscape emphasizes that organizational preparedness and strategic documentation may prove as critical as cybersecurity measures themselv

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Mike Sontag, Steve Jasper, Sara Morgan and Robert Guth authored an article for Tax Notes State examining Tennessee's recent repeal of the state's so-called...

On June 24, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released five additional Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations for Item 1.05 of Form 8-K (Material Cybersecurity Incidents).