The End of COVID Waivers and Exceptions: What Now?
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Fee Waivers for Small Businesses: Who Qualifies for the Small Business User Fee Waiver for Drugs and Biologics and How to Apply
NGE On Demand: COVID-19 and IP Waiver for Patent Protection with Kevin O'Connor and Olivia Luk Bedi
Prohibitions on Use of Chinese Telecommunications Equipment and Services, Complying with the NDAA
COVID-19: Where are we now?
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules
Value-based health care: fraud & abuse laws
What patients misunderstand about their right of informed consent
Bill on Bankruptcy: ResCap Report, a Bargain at $83 Million
New Jersey advanced practice nurses (“APNs”) and physician assistants (“PAs”) have until April 2, 2026, to secure collaborating or supervising physicians before pandemic-era practice waivers expire. Healthcare practices and...more
On February 24, 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement (“Division”) announced significant updates to its Enforcement Manual for the first time since 2017. These updates...more
On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) Division of Enforcement (“Enforcement Division”) announced significant updates to its Enforcement Manual (the “Manual”), marking the...more
For the first time in nearly a decade, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement (“Division”) released updates to its Enforcement Manual (“Manual”), emphasizing transparency and consistency in...more
Many communities are seeing an increase in resident-led initiatives designed to help neighbors. Initiatives include assisting with minor household tasks, walking pets during illness, providing transportation to appointments...more
On February 24, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced major updates to its Enforcement Manual (Manual), a guidance document the SEC staff uses when conducting investigations of potential securities...more
Arbitration clauses sometimes state that the parties waive their right to appeal. But a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit underscores the importance of specifying exactly which...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued two proposed rules that would increase allowable line speeds in poultry and swine slaughter operations. The “Maximum Line Speed Rates...more
Under the Trump Administration's Make America Healthy Again initiative, states are rolling out conflicting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) product‑restriction waivers, as approved by the U.S. Department of...more
When drafting or reviewing commercial contracts, in-house counsel should understand the implications of different insurance-related clauses, as some contract requirements may be contentious. Even if the parties agree on...more
On February 3, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.7418), which extends certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities through December 31, 2027. These flexibilities were initially enacted by...more
On February 10, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling holding that a defendant’s use of generative AI to analyze legal exposure is not protected under attorney-client...more
On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) approved Iowa’s “Returning Education to the States Waiver,” making Iowa the first state to receive such approval. This waiver frees Iowa from several...more
In a dispute over whether individuals signing a franchise agreement are subject to the franchise agreement’s arbitration provisions, a federal court in Wisconsin denied a motion to dismiss a request for the federal court to...more
It has long been established that, to be enforceable, a release of a FLSA claim must be approved by either the Department of Labor or a court. While courts in the Second and Eleventh Circuits have consistently adhered to this...more
As explained in greater detail in a previous alert, on December 22, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added to the Covered List all foreign-produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components,...more
On January 16, 2026, former Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 415, marking a critical return to New Jersey’s pre-pandemic regulatory framework for certain healthcare providers. While the Executive Order immediately...more
In many, if not most, cases, a litigant producing documents aggressively claims privilege protection, presumably figuring that “there’s no harm in asking.” But sometimes there is. In Berkovec v. Blue Matrix I, LLC, Index...more
Under the current administration, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advanced significant organizational and procedural changes in its Division of Enforcement, which will impact how investigations...more
In Preston Hollow Capital, LLC v. Truist Bank, Cause No. 25-BC01B-0030, the Texas Business Court issued a detailed opinion addressing three recurring issues in sophisticated financing disputes: (1) whether the parties’...more
The English Court of Appeal’s judgment in Ure Energy makes an important contribution to the law of waiver....more
On January 6, the FCC issued an order extending the waiver of a rule that would require callers to treat a consumer’s request to revoke consent to robocalls or robotexts as applicable to all future communications from that...more
In September, the SEC retuned its approach to considering settlement offers for enforcement actions with related waiver requests. This new approach puts the SEC back on pitch with a stance it previously held from July 2019...more
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in July 2025, is no longer a policy debate or a future concern. It is already changing how coverage works, how Medicaid dollars flow, and how much operational friction health...more
A recent federal appeals court ruling raised eyebrows for its view of an implied privilege waiver. Waivers can be express or implied. The former can occur with the disclosure of a document’s content. The latter can be more...more