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On June 23, significant amendments (Amendments) to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (COPPA Rule) became effective, which increase obligations on many operators of websites and online services.

During the 2025 legislative session, Louisiana, Utah, and Texas all enacted statutes imposing new regulatory obligations on app store providers and software developers with respect...

On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Supplemental Guidance to its 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement, Indirect Cost Rates, purporting...

On August 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that seeks to amend and update the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) to align health IT procurement requirements.

On March 6, New Hampshire joined the growing list of states that have enacted a comprehensive consumer privacy statute when Governor Chris Sununu signed into law Senate Bill 255 (the Act).

On July 28, various arms of the U.S. government announced concurrent export enforcement resolutions involving Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence), a California...

The Federal Communications Commission has fundamentally altered how businesses must handle consumer opt-out requests under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, replacing the broad "revoke all" mandate with a more nuanced, category-specific approach for informational messages. This regulatory shift allows companies to maintain separate consent tracks for different types of non-marketing communications while preserving stricter opt-out requirements for telemarketing messages. The Updated Order introduces ne

Over the past eight months of this pandemic, we have all seen the rise of e-commerce as a vital necessity for most companies.

On September 23, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved amendments, originally proposed in November 2019 and discussed in a prior blog post, ...

A divided panel of the D.C. Circuit held that the NLRB cannot prevent a successor employer from challenging an incumbent union’s majority support for up to one year after a change in ownership.

Under the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"), the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") is tasked with drafting nearly 100 new rules and regulations. Currently on the SEC’s plate are regulations related to offerings of Asset-Backed Securities ("ABS").

Effective January 1, 2025, if enacted, California Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill) would grant sweeping power to the Attorney General by authorizing the Attorney General to approve...

The Department of Justice announced its largest National Health Care Fraud Takedown in history, charging 455 defendants in schemes involving over $6.5 billion in alleged false claims. This unprecedented enforcement action demonstrates the government's evolving strategy of using sophisticated data analytics to identify fraud patterns and deploying coordinated criminal, civil, and administrative tools to disrupt entire fraud ecosystems before payments are made.

On September 25, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-06, in which it declined to approve an anatomic pathology...

Federal legislation proposes unprecedented restrictions on corporate ownership of medical practices and management services organizations, potentially disrupting the healthcare industry's reliance on "friendly PC" structures. The Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act would establish the first federal corporate practice of medicine prohibition, requiring majority physician ownership and control while imposing strict limitations on MSO operations.

A look at the healthcare sub-sectors poised for dealmaking activity this year despite regulatory headwinds...

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly concluded its first regular session on April 22, making it one of the most fast-paced sessions in recent years.