Consumer Protection, Election & Politics Law, Health Law

Maryland Cybersecurity-Related Legislative Developments

by Michael Baader, Dismas Locaria, Anthony Rosso, Ryan Sweigard | Venable LLP on 2/21/2013

The Maryland State Senate is considering several cybersecurity-related bills to advance the state’s efforts to be the epicenter for cybersecurity. Maryland has already enacted several measures to foster cybersecurity...more

2011-2012 Massachusetts Legislative Session

by Mintz Levin on 10/5/2012

The formal legislative session for 2011-2012 concluded on July 31st. The session was defined by landmark legislation in healthcare cost containment, economic development, energy, and consumer protection. The Legislature will...more

Senators Ask CFPB to Consider Regulation of Medical Debt Collection

by King & Spalding on 8/15/2012

Four Democratic senators recently submitted a letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray requesting that the agency consider regulations restricting the use of medical debts in credit...more

Massachusetts Releases Health Care Cost Containment Legislation

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/11/2012

Massachusetts continues to be at the national forefront of health care reform. Since becoming the first state in the nation to expand access aimed at universal health care coverage through Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006,...more

House Hearing on Food Marketing to Kids -- Seller Beware

by Dechert LLP on 10/21/2011

Two subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Health, held a joint hearing last week on the issue of “Food Marketing: Can...more

Ralph Nader and EPIC Urge Senate Hearings on Airport Body Scanners; Letter to Senator Lieberman

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 9/8/2010

In letters to Senator Lieberman and Senator Collins, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg and consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to "convene a public hearing to...more

Ralph Nader and EPIC Urge Senate Hearings on Airport Body Scanners; Letter to Senator Collins

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 9/8/2010

In letters to Senator Lieberman and Senator Collins, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg and consumer advocate Ralph Nader urged the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to "convene a public hearing to...more