On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously rejected the Sixth Circuit’s rule, which required plaintiffs of a majority group to satisfy an additional burden as part of establishing a prima facie case of Title…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Last month, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “District Court”) evaluated Motions for Summary Judgment concerning drug manufacturers’ efforts to unilaterally pay 340B Program discounts in the…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Health
On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation banning foreign nationals from specific countries from traveling to the United States. The Proclamation relates to security and public safety concerns…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
What is the proper causation standard for an Anti-Kickback Statute violation to trigger liability under the False Claims Act? The First Circuit has answered that question in a much anticipated interlocutory decision in…
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/ Criminal Law, Health
On May 15, 2025, the State Medical Board of Ohio, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the Ohio Board of Nursing (collectively, the “Boards”) jointly issued a significant regulatory statement (the “Statement”) clarifying the legal…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Health
This week, the Trump administration escalated its enforcement strategy for ending unlawful Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the private sector Consistent with the policy objectives stated in Executive Order…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Contracting
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the Order). The Order calls for a government-wide rollback of disparate impact liability, a…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The question of whether machine learning (ML)-based claims meet the subject matter eligibility requirements under current U.S. patent law remains hotly contested. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On March 13, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs voted to advance the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act through committee. According to Chairman Tim…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology
Some of the biggest stories in college sports right now involve the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals.
NIL allows athletes to earn money from their personal brand while still in school, providing both…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
On April 7, 2025, a Federal District Court in Texas vacated the controversial Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposal to require specific staffing requirements in skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”).[1] The…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
The USPTO recently announced that they would expedite patent issuance by reducing the time between Issue Notification and Issue Date. Effective May 13, 2025, patents will now issue approximately two weeks after receiving the…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals benefit a wide range of athletes, from college stars landing major brand endorsements to competitors in niche sports securing sponsorships through social media and local businesses.
Even…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Law Firm Marketing
Stemming from concerns raised during the COVID pandemic, the Ohio General Assembly recently passed House Bill 236, dubbed the “Never Alone Act,” (“Act”) which became effective March 20, 2025. The law requires a wide range of…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Through a recent stopgap funding bill, Congress has extended several telehealth-related flexibilities that are critical for Medicare beneficiaries and providers until September 30, 2025. As we previously reported, the telehealth…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
