On Dec. 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with three defendants who it alleged partook in deceptive, abusive and unfair debt collection practices in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act and...more
Welcome to the 2016 Year-End Report from BakerHostetler’s Financial Services Industry Team. We are pleased to share our analysis of some of the key legal developments in the financial services industry in the past year and...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a final rule updating fire safety requirements for healthcare facilities in an effort to increase patient safety and adapt to the needs of an aging...more
On April 25, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into consent orders with a debt collection law firm, two of the firm’s principal partners, and New Century Financial Services, Inc., a company that...more
On January 22, 2016, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on cybersecurity risks associated with medical devices, and addressed steps that device manufacturers should take to mitigate such risks. The...more
Last month the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the U.S. District Court’s decision to deny the New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) standing in its claim against UnitedHealth Group and related entities...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently reinstated regulations from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), extending federal minimum wage and overtime requirements to home health workers employed by third-party...more
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On Tuesday, July 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered Paymap Inc., a Colorado-based payment processing company and wholly owned subsidiary of Western Union Company, to repay consumers $33.4 million in fees and...more
Last month, in a case of first impression, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion finding that unsolicited faxes intended strictly for informational purposes were not “advertisements” and therefore not...more