FCC, Pharmaceutical Industry

Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement

Venable LLP on 9/20/2024

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/31/2023

APRIL – JUNE 2023: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • Federal Trade Commission Unveils Proposal Detailing Significant Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Merger Notifications On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade...more

President Biden Signs Executive Order on Promoting Competition

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/13/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy (EO), which states that "excessive market concentration threatens basic economic liberties, democratic...more

Testimony Against Flavored Tobacco | Affordable Cellular Service | McKinsey Settles Over Opioid Role

Cozen O'Connor on 2/12/2021

2022 AG Elections- Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces Intent to Run for Attorney General- •Arkansas Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced that he is dropping his gubernatorial bid and is running for...more

FCC Ruling Carves Out Exception for Certain Clinical Trial Calls Under the TCPA

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/5/2021

Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) clarified that a call made using artificial or pre-recorded voice to a residential telephone line for the SOLE purpose of identifying individuals to participate in a...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.25.2020 | Top Story: Dow Jones Hits 30,000 Mark

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/25/2020

The official transition to a new administration and early Cabinet selections helped drive Wall Street to new highs on Tuesday, with the Dow topping 30,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 up 1.6% to another new high, too....more

Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Summer 2020

Jones Day on 7/21/2020

Note From the Editors - With this Summer 2020 issue of Vital Signs, we take a moment to again applaud the remarkable actions of all the health care and life science organizations around the globe working tirelessly on our...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update - August 2019 #5

Cozen O'Connor on 8/30/2019

2019 AG Elections- Lynn Fitch Secures Republican Nomination for Mississippi Attorney General in Runoff Election- Mississippi held a runoff election for the Republican AG primary race on August 27, 2019....more

What's New In Washington - September 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/4/2018

Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update August 2018 #4

Cozen O'Connor on 8/24/2018

2018 AG Elections- Republican Bernard Pepukayi Announces Candidacy for Delaware Attorney General- Attorney Bernard Pepukayi, formerly a Democrat, announced that he has switched his political affiliation and has filed to...more

Reality Wins: Sixth Circuit Affirms Companies Must Send Fax to Be “Sender” under TCPA

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/5/2018

To be liable for a junk fax Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) violation, does a company have to actually send a fax? The plain language of the TCPA says yes: “It shall be unlawful for any person… to use any telephone...more

What's New In Washington - June 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/13/2018

Lawmakers have returned from the Memorial Day recess and are facing a packed legislative agenda over the summer. With the announcement this week of a shortened August recess, the Senate will have more time to address...more

What's New In Washington - March 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/7/2018

Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more

What's New In Washington - April 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/12/2018

Congress returned from its spring recess with a host of issues to address—trade, Trump administration nominations and opioid legislation sitting atop the priority list. Given the ongoing data scandal at Facebook, privacy...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update

Cozen O'Connor on 11/10/2017

AG Elections- 2017 Virginia Attorney General and New Jersey Governor Election Results- In Virginia’s AG race, Democrat incumbent AG Mark Herring defeated Republican John Adams by a margin of 53.3% to 46.7%. Virginia’s...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update

Cozen O'Connor on 7/21/2017

Consumer Protection- 14 AGs Oppose Rollback of FCC Net Neutrality Protections- 14 Democratic AGs, led by Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, submitted comments urging the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to ensure open...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update

Cozen O'Connor on 6/23/2017

Charities- New York Attorney General Reaches Settlement with Breast Cancer Charity over Fraud Allegations- New York AG Eric Schneiderman reached a settlement with the Breast Cancer Survivors Foundation, Inc. (“BCSF”)...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/20/2017

New FCC Chair Ajit Pai is wasting little time in reversing Obama-era regulatory efforts meant to restrict media firms and telecomm companies, and he’s got his sights set on net neutrality next....more

Federal Court Finds That 2015 TCPA Safe Harbor Applies to Automated Flu Shot Reminders

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/24/2016

A recent decision from a federal court in California found that a retail pharmacy’s “flu shot reminder” calls to mobile phones fall within the FCC’s TCPA safe harbor for exigent health care treatment messages. But the holding...more

Advertising Law - August 2015 #4

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/28/2015

In Case You Missed It: Possible Jail Time for TCPA Violations, Microsoft Gets Slammed With Solicitation Scam Class Action, and 'Do Not Disturb' Technology Gets Pushed on FCC - The world of the Telephone Consumer...more

Health Care Update - August 2015 #2

Mintz - ML Strategies on 8/11/2015

Major Medicaid Drug Payment Rule Under OMB Review: Last week a highly anticipated rule that could set the standards for the Medicaid Drug Rebate program arrived at the White House for final review. The Medicaid Outpatient...more

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