Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 10
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules
Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Regulatory and Enforcement Update
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This summer, the Ohio House of Representatives passed the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act. This law, if enacted, would require institutions of higher education throughout...more
Who may be interested: Investment Advisers; Broker-Dealers; Registered Investment Companies - Quick Take: The SEC settled charges against twenty-six firms, including three investment advisers, eleven broker-dealers, and 11...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) released its statutorily mandated annual report to congress last month. While the report itself highlights several notable developments in 2023 (New Zealand and...more
The PCAOB’s Division of Enforcement and Investigations’ 2024 first quarter activity continued the blistering pace of enforcement since Erica Williams became the Board’s Chair. While the Board’s first quarter enforcement...more
The government continued to dedicate enormous resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs in 2023. While we observed some civil False Claims Act settlements, criminal enforcement...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (“TDEC”) and Dam Marina, Inc. (“DMI”) entered into a December 14th Settlement Agreement and Order (“Settlement”) addressing alleged violations of the Tennessee...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Carter Off Road Park, LLC (“Carter”) entered into a November 15th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged...more
Within the trade bar there is cautiousness, curiosity and skepticism at the numerous pronouncements signaling greater enforcement of export controls and sanctions by the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Office of Foreign...more
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increasingly focused its efforts on investigating hospital emergency departments for potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA),...more
In coordination with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) proposed a...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Maly Constructions, LLC (“MC”) entered into a September 11th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations...more
On September 1, 2023, an Illinois federal court ruled in the matter of Federal Trade Commission v. Day Pacer LLC, et al. (N.D. Ill. Sept. 1, 2023) that Day Pacer (f/k/a EduTrek) and company executives violated the...more
Though there has been much speculation and commentary among industry stakeholders, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) have not yet begun...more
On July 3, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its long-awaited final rule implementing the 21st Century Cures Act provisions authorizing OIG to investigate claims...more
OIG released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report) which summarizes the agency’s activities from October 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023 (the Reporting Period). Among other accomplishments, the Report highlights...more
The FDIC recently announced a consent order with an Oregon regional bank for violations of Section 8 of RESPA, the FTC Act, and the FRCA, resulting in a civil monetary penalty totaling $425,000. After conducting its...more
On March 17, the OCC and FinCEN issued civil monetary penalties against a federal savings bank for “willfully” failing to meet minimum compliance program requirements and shoddy suspicious transaction reporting. The consent...more
While the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) previously upheld an employer policy that prohibited employee phone use at work for safety and security reasons, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) recently upheld...more
On December 16, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued civil monetary penalties against a Texas community bank for violations of the Bank...more
On 14 October 2021, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) published its annual review for the financial year 2020-2021 (the “Annual Review”). Under the leadership of its new Director, Giles Thomson,...more
Sales of your software are robust around the globe. You have a network of third-party resellers, distributors or implementation partners that are driving international growth. Your customers praise your efficient maintenance...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and D.E. Jones, Inc., (“DEJI”) entered into an April 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of...more
Recently, a Mississippi federal judge provided a heartening reminder that, while it may seem all too often ignored, fraud in the mass tort context can carry serious—indeed, criminal—consequences. As we discuss below, victims...more
Aviation is one of the most heavily regulated industries in the United States. Thousands of complex Federal Aviation Regulations (“FARs”) exist governing the operation, ownership and maintenance of aircraft. This article is...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more