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The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) – the Dutch competition agency – has indicated that public statements about future market behavior could infringe competition law. This is the first time an EU antitrust agency has translated...

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Physician Fee Schedule) for review on November 21, 2013. OMB is responsible for reviewing agency rules prior to publication to ensure...

In conjunction with the FDIC, the OCC, finalized guidance highlighting supervisory concerns and expectations for deposit advance products. The guidance largely mirrors the proposal the agencies published in April 2013. In the guidance, the OCC...

What is virtual visitation? In this modern day and age, it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that there are forms of child visitation for divorced parents that occur via technology. Virtual visitation is a new trending form of visitation for parents. A parent can now "visit" his or......

The procedure to implant a cardiac stent, which keeps blocked arteries open, includes inserting guidewires to move the device into place. Federal health officials have issued a warning about a defect in some Medtronic guidewires that might cause...

On November 21, 2013, Canadian securities regulators in all jurisdictions but Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador published for comment a proposed prospectus exemption for issuers listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV issuers) that would,...

The Council of Better Business Bureaus (“CBBB”) has issued a Compliance Warning letter announcing that, beginning January 1, 2014, the CBBB will commence enforcement actions against website publishers, operators, and other first parties that do not...

The federal bank regulatory agencies on November 19 released an estimation tool to help community banks understand the potential effects of the recently revised regulatory capital framework on their capital ratios. The revised framework implements...

To keep up with consumer demand for massive holiday deals and discounts on Black Friday, many retailers have begun to offer "fake discounts." In cahoots with their suppliers, these businesses set starting prices that, after all the markdowns, will yield the profit margins they want -- but still g

In a highly publicized recent case in California, a registered nurse working in an independent living facility refused to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an elderly resident who was experiencing respiratory distress. The nurse...

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