On September 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 24-08, in which it declined to approve a proposal by a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO) offering…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Insurance
On September 10, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) issued an opinion in Zolon PCS II, LLC v. United States, holding that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA or Agency) unreasonably issued a deviation from FAR…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On September 10, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or SEC) charged Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (Keurig) for making inaccurate statements about the recyclability of its K-Cup single-use beverage pods. Without…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Securities Law
In connection with the upcoming Form 10-K/proxy season, public companies with a fiscal year ending on December 31 will be required, for the first time, to publicly file their insider trading policies as exhibits to their Annual…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The Department of Defense (DoD) has long searched for ways to foster innovation in the defense industrial base by harnessing US comparative advantages like our capital markets and American technological innovation..…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
At least two private civil lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, in connection with a fentanyl diversion and related indictment of a former nurse. A wrongful death suit seeks…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Health, Professional Malpractice
You are reading the Summer 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup. After a short hiatus, we are back to reporting on notable enforcement actions and policy changes and providing a bit of our insight.
- The…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 22, the United States filed its complaint-in-intervention (Complaint) against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC, collectively, defendants), asserting claims that…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On August 28, as part of its Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) – a…
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/ Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health
On August 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that seeks to amend and update the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) to align health IT procurement requirements…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
In case you missed it, this post recaps some key False Claims Act (FCA) decisions and case updates from the second quarter of this year. Courts weighed in on the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision, its first-to-file bar, and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (Loper Bright), overturning Chevron U.S.A. Inc v. Natural…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On August 20, 2024, the federal district court for the Northern District of Texas, in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission [FTC] (opinion found here), “set aside” with nationwide effect, the FTC “Non-Compete Rule.” The federal…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law
As previously covered on our HR Law Talk blog, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete ban (FTC Rule or the Rule) is scheduled to take effect on September 4, 2024. Issued in April, the FTC Rule prohibits all…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On August 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a significant opinion that clarifies the requirements for pleading a reverse false claim under the False Claims Act (FCA).
- The Second Circuit joined the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
