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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

OCR Wants Feedback From Audited Covered Entities

by Dianne Bourque | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/20/2013

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is preparing to conduct an online survey of the 115 covered entities it audited in 2012 as part of the HITECH-mandated, pilot audit program. OCR hopes to use the survey results to evaluate...more

FCC Approves Five Multipurpose Waivers of New Accessibility Rules

by Bill LeBeau, George Y. Wheeler | Holland & Knight LLP on 10/17/2012

In the first action of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission has approved, in part, five class waivers of its new accessibility rules for advanced communications services ("ACS"), which were adopted last October...more

Massachusetts Federal Court Rules That the ADA Applies to Online-Only Business as a "Place of Public Accommodation"

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/11/2012

On June 19, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts held, in National Association for the Deaf, et al. v. Netflix, Inc., that Netflix’s online video-streaming service, known as “Watch Instantly,”...more

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Infringement of Minors' New York Right of Publicity by Facebook "Like" and "Friend Finder" Features

by Proskauer - New Media & Technology on 5/19/2011

In what may represent a new wave in an interesting challenge to the viral nature of social media marketing, a recently filed putative class action asserts a right of publicity claim against Facebook in connection with the...more

The Internet - The Next Frontier for the ADA: Will Your Website Comply?

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/2/2010

The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and requires public accommodations to be accessible. Most of us see the ADA in action every day when we encounter ramps at...more

Litigation- September 2010

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 9/2/2010

IN THIS ISSUE: The Internet - The Next Frontier For The Ada: Will Your Website Comply?- Injunctions As A Business Tool. Please see full newsletter below for more information....more

The D.C. Circuit Reminds Employers of the Perils of Selectively Enforcing Their Solicitation and E-Mail Policies Against...

by Littler on 7/15/2009

On July 7, 2009, in the ongoing saga involving the ability of employees to use their employer's e-mail systems for union-related activities, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a portion of the National Labor Relations...more

Newsletter of the Hospitality Practice Group of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 4/15/2008

IN THIS ISSUE: *Manatt Formalizes Its Hospitality Practice Group *Are Hospitality Entity Websites Subject to the ADA? Please see full newsletter for more information....more

Ahead of the Summons - May 2007

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/31/2007

Irritable TILA Syndrome Get out your “I’m with Stupid” T-shirts. In our last several issues, we have been tracking the demise of rescission class actions under TILA. AND: Truncate This! The newest consumer class...more