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This alert discusses the impact on investment managers of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) "interim final" regulation under ERISA §408(b)(2).

On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its long-awaited final rule implementing Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the "Physician Payment Sunshine Act".

Over the last two decades, many companies faced with excessive asbestos-related liabilities have successfully emerged from bankruptcy with the help of section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code, which channels all asbestos-related liabilities of the reorganized company to a newly formed personal injury trust.

On November 6, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission released final amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Rules to clarify when a transaction involving the transfer of rights to all or part of a pharmaceutical patent is reportable under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the "HSR Act").

On January 14, the Supreme Court of the United States held that lawsuits that are filed in the name of a State Attorney General but seek relief on behalf of a State’s citizens cannot be removed to federal court as "mass actions" under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA).

The Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted Yahoo! summary judgment in a case challenging Yahoo’s automatic email to text alert system.

As we do each year in January, we are advising you of the latest adjustments to the HSR filing thresholds for mergers, acquisitions and investments.

In January 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged NIC Inc., Jeffrey Fraser (the former Chief Executive Officer of NIC), Eric Bur (the former Chief Financial Officer of NIC), and Harry Herington (the former Chief Operating Officer and current Chief Executive Officer of NIC), with violations of the antifraud provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and multiple violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Law360, New York (May 04, 2010) -- Approximately six months ago, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), a voluntary organization dedicated to the interests of institutional limited partners in private equity funds, released its Private Equity Principles.

On November 22, 2013, the Inquisition collided with the Internet. On that date, the Food and Drug Administration issued a Warning Letter threatening 23andMe, Inc. with seizure of product, injunctions and civil monetary penalties based on allegations that 23andMe – which provides customers with information about their personal genomes – is selling misbranded and adulterated medical devices.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) places certain restrictions on telemarketing calls, text messages, and faxes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, on December 15, 2010, published a release proposing new rules implementing disclosure requirements for reporting issuers that use conflict minerals originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or its adjoining countries.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on January 5, 2011, that adjusts Medicare payments to renal dialysis facilities based on how well they meet or exceed performance standards for quality measures.

Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) released its 2012 policy updates on Nov. 17, 2011.

Aggrieved corporate shareholders may pursue individual or derivative claims to redress wrongs against themselves and the corporation but, traditionally, a shareholder could not join both types of claims in the same action.

An overview of significant new regulation affecting private employers follows.

As we have previously discussed, two recent decisions narrowly interpreted the term automatic telephone dialing system.