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In a docket crowded with blockbuster cases this term, the Supreme Court's decision concerning the circuit split over cramdown plans precluding credit bidding by secured lenders may not stoke as much passion or fury as the cases…more

As of May 18, 2012, 42,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Additionally, 16,000 H-1B petitions with advanced degrees have been received. It is important to note that up to…more

"If you don't have mobility in your [healthcare] strategy, then you don't have a strategy," said Allina Health System's Susan Heichert at a 2012 national health information conference. As funds for traditional…more

You are a device maker, an app or software developer, a potential investor, a healthcare provider, a healthcare payor or an insurer and you see opportunities in mobile health (mHealth). You have an idea for a revolutionary…more

Organizations that plan to petition for H-1B employment in Fiscal Year 2013 may want to seek legal counsel so that cases can be filed promptly…more

Originally published in Asian-Mena Counsel- Volume 10 Issue 1, 2012 On a recent trip to Asia, I was asked by an Indian CEO, “Why does the application of U.S. law matter to an Asian company?” In my experience, many…more

On May 3, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officially announced that it will delay data-collection and reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Physician…more

On April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Macy v. Holder ruled that a "complaint of discrimination based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status is cognizable under Title VII."…more

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 16, 2012, in Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Sandoz Inc., Nos. 2011-1143, -1228 (Yasmin), affirmed a district court's holding that as a matter of law, generic drug makers…more

Danger is lurking in the world of Internal Revenue Service audits, namely, parallel investigations. Parallel investigations by the IRS are simultaneous civil and criminal investigations of an individual or business entity, which…more

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"…more

The form and content of briefs filed in New York Court of Appeals and the four departments of the Appellate Division is prescribed by CPLR 5528 and 5529 as supplemented by the individual rules of those courts. CPLR 5529(a)(3)…more

U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Administrative Law Judge Thomas B. Pender (ALJ) recently imposed sanctions on Apple due to the intentional misrepresentations of fact in the opening statement and briefing. This sua…more

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), new standards pertaining to accessibility to automated teller machines (ATMs) for the visually impaired were issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the ADA Access…more

The United Kingdom's new laws for cookies and e-commerce will be enforced from 26 May 2012. These laws were announced in April 2011 after a consultation in which Duane Morris participated. The consultation was triggered by…more