Affirmative Defenses › Compliance

Highlights of the Omnibus HIPAA/HITECH Final Rule

On January 25, 2013, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published the long-awaited omnibus final regulation governing health data privacy, security and enforcement (Omnibus...more

The Importance Of Strict Compliance With Notice Of Default Provisions In Loan Documents

In Judy v. MSMC Venture, LLC, 100 So. 3d 1287 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012), a mortgagee brought a foreclosure action. At issue were two promissory notes executed by Thomas and Jill Judy in favor of Market Street Mortgage Corp., who...more

Anti-Discrimination Reforms: The Proposed Harmonisation of Anti-Discrimination Laws

The Federal Government has released an exposure draft for a new Anti-Discrimination Bill, which proposes to harmonise, into a single statute, the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination laws and the Australian Human Rights...more