On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued an opinion that vacates the 2024 final rule that enhanced privacy protections for protected health information (PHI)...

On June 14, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released an updated Practitioner's Manual, the first new version of the manual since 2006.

On May 21, Governor Bill Lee signed House Bill 979 (HB 979) into law. Notably, provisions of this law aim to address physician shortages and improve access...

On May 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a False Claims Act (FCA) trial verdict in part, holding that the judgment was not constitutionally excessive under the Eighth Amendment.

With the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity no longer at its peak, parties are still utilizing various tools to close the valuation gap.

We co-authored an article for Compliance Today with Channing Landreth, the associate vice president and managing counsel at Labcorp, to summarize how recent developments related...

On July 11, the Trump administration issued an order blocking and requiring the unwinding of a 2020 acquisition by which Jupiter Systems, LLC (Jupiter), a U.S.-based audiovisual equipment supplier...

As we reported previously, President Trump's January 21 Executive Order (EO) 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,"...

On May 2, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a class deviation to DFARS 252.204-7012 "to provide industry time for a more deliberate transition upon the forthcoming release...

On March 3 Judge Abelson of the U.S. District Court for the District or Maryland denied the government's motion for a stay pending appeal of the preliminary injunction halting the termination...

Since March 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have allowed employers flexibilities with remote workers to defer physical inspection...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Thad McBride and Jamie Parkinson co-authored an article for National Law Review highlighting recent proposed rulemaking from a busy Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Thad McBride co-authored an article with attorney Evelyn Suarez about the challenges associated with compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

On Tuesday, November 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit paused implementation of California's Senate Bill 261...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Roy Wyman, Alex Davenport and Joelle Hupp authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights comparing the similarities and differences between...

In the Final Session of the 113th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators focused particularly on public-private partnerships that aid in the creation of housing.

In an article for The Hollywood Reporter, Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Tatjana Paterno, Layna Deneen, Emily Burrows, Paige Mills and Megan Smit examine the influence of artificial...

Bass, Berry & Sims attorneys Denise Barnes and Brian Irving co-authored an article for Corporate Compliance Insights discussing the continued scrutiny from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

On August 1, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act (Act) entered into force. This groundbreaking legislation is set to be implemented in stages over the coming years and is expected...

Staffing shortages and the constantly evolving landscape of employment laws are current complicating factors with respect to employee retention.