ArticleOCR Issues HIPAA Guidance On Audio-only Telehealth ServicesOn June 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights ("OCR").United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Limits Ability Of Bankruptcy Trustees To Pursue Fraudulent Conveyances Against The GovernmentIn an 8-1 ruling issued March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Tenth Circuit and sided with the U.S. government in finding that sovereign immunity bars bankruptcy trustees...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleOlga Berson Discusses AI's Impact On Patent Law On The Jabot PodcastIn a recent episode of The Jabot podcast, Thompson Coburn Los Angeles partner Olga Berson shared her unique career path and insights into the evolving landscape of patent law, particularly concerning artificial intelligence.United StatesIntellectual PropertyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticlePACid Sues Major Financial Institution For Patent Infringement For User Authentication TechnologyPACid Technologies, LLC sued a major financial institution (the "Bank") on March 7, 2023. The suit is pending in the Western District of Texas – Austin Division. PACid alleges it owns...United StatesIntellectual PropertyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleDepartment Of Education Agrees To Mass Granting Of BDR Applications To Settle LawsuitSince 2019, the U.S. Department of Education has been the defendant in a federal class action lawsuit in San Francisco, Sweet, et al. v. Cardona.United StatesConsumer ProtectionThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleSix Years After Penn State, Has College Athletics Really Reformed Its Crisis Response?In 2011, the world of higher education — and the entire nation — was rocked by the shocking revelation of the criminal actions of longtime Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.United StatesConsumer ProtectionThompson Coburn LLP
PodcastAppealing Strategies: Corporate Transparency Act (Podcast)Douglas Lang and Booker T. Shaw, retired appellate judges and seasoned attorneys at Thompson Coburn, sit with a powerhouse panel of colleagues including Cheryl Kelly, Barry Fischer...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleFalse Claims Act Ruling Offers New Grounds For Defending Whistleblower ClaimsIn a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle declared the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (FCA) unconstitutional...United StatesEmployment and HRThompson Coburn LLP
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ArticleTop Takeaways From The 2015 Las Vegas Marijuana Business ConventionWhen discussing possible federal regulation of the cannabis industry, few panelists, exhibitors and other industry members could agree on what form that regulation should take.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesThompson Coburn LLP
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ArticleSpeeding Into Trouble: F1 Racing Takes Legal Action Against Counterfeit Merch SellersAmerican interest in Formula One (F1) racing is accelerating faster than Max Verstappen in his Red Bull RB19 race car. Traditionally popular in Europe and other parts of the world...United StatesIntellectual PropertyThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleFive Tips For ‘Mega Sponsors’ Of Sweepstakes And ContestsOver the past 18 years, I have been very fortunate to represent several of what I call "Mega Sponsors" of sweepstakes and contests. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentThompson Coburn LLP
ArticleGot An In-Store Sweepstakes? Better Register In Rhode IslandFor such a tiny state, Rhode Island packs a big regulatory punch for any company that fails to properly register its sweepstakes: a possible misdemeanor criminal charge. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentThompson Coburn LLP
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