The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services announced the reinvigoration of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) Working Group, a joint effort between the two agencies…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Government Contracting
Michael Crichton, author, director, and visionary created works that resonate today like Jurassic Park, Twister, Westworld, and ER. Now, his estate is suing the production team and leading actor of the newly released medical…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
On August 28, 2024, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that imposes comprehensive anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) requirements on…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in five cases today:
Little v. Hecox; West Virginia v. B.P.J., Nos. 24-38, 24-43: These two cases will address whether states may prohibit transgender women and…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
The amendments to the Corporate Governance Code (“CG Code”) and the related Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange” and “Listing Rules”, respectively) come into effect…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
The Trump administration’s travel ban took effect on June 9, 2025. Details of the travel ban are outlined in a June 4, 2025, Executive Order titled, “Restricting The Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the United States from…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States Granted Certiorari to Seven Cases:
M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, No. 23-1209: This case interprets a provision of the…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Today, on the last day of the 2024-2025 term, the Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions:
Trump v. CASA, Inc., No. 24A884: This case addresses whether district courts had the authority to issue nationwide…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Education Law
The United States Supreme Court issued a decision that curtailed the practice of “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions and may have a significant impact for individuals and organizations that seek redress from the courts,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor, Tina Kotek, signed SB 951 into law, making Oregon’s “corporate practice of medicine” doctrine one of the country’s most restrictive. SB 951 places numerous restrictions on the relationships…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
The Civil Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have directed the Civil Division to use its enforcement authorities to “advance the administration’s policy…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting, Health, Immigration Law
On June 12, 2025, the SEC formally withdrew 14 rule proposals, all but one of which were introduced during Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC Chair. The SEC did not provide a reason for the withdrawals but stated that if it decides to…
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/ Securities Law
On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions:
Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 24-7: This case addresses fuel producers’ Article III standing to…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law
On June 18, 2025, a Texas court issued a ruling that vacated, on a nationwide basis, the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Reproductive Health Rule”), just one year after the rule went into…
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/ Health, Privacy
On June 9, 2025, Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued the highly anticipated “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)” (the “Guidelines”),…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade
