Earlier this year, the Virginia General Assembly removed the statutory requirement that any lease with a term in excess of five years must be in the form of a deed of lease. Virginia had long had a statutory requirement that such leases be in the...
We are 100 days away from the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Are you ready? The CCPA, the first comprehensive United States privacy law takes effect on January 1, 2020, with an enforcement date of July 1, 2020....
On 19 September 2019 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the agency) released the draft guidance document entitled "Safer Technologies Program for Medical Devices" (STeP), effectively following through on the agency's intention to spur...
On 24 September 2019, the General Court (Court) of the European Union (EU) published its decision with respect to the claim of the European Commission (EC) that the Netherlands had granted a tax advantage to Dutch Starbucks companies, which...
The FTC has entered into a stipulated order with an education company about the use of deceptive marketing, as well as the deceptive practices carried out by the education company’s third-party lead generators, in violation of the FTC Act and the...
Cruz v. G-Star Inc. No. 17-cv-7685 (PGG) (OTW) (S.D.N.Y. June 19, 2019) - In this employment case, the magistrate imposed monetary sanctions and recommended an adverse inference jury instruction for the defendants’ spoliation of electronically...
Here are ten common questions I receive from clients about issuing equity (stock or options) to service providers (advisors/directors/officers/employees/consultants)...... By: Hutchison PLLC
In Advisory Opinion 19-04, published September 10, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved an online health care directory operated on a per-click or per-booking fee arrangement. The proposed directory will be visible to the general...
The HIPAA Security Rule requires that covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers who electronically transmit any health information in connection with a HIPAA-related transaction), and business associates...
The next Commission meeting is scheduled for 9/26/19. Agenda - Items of Interest: #7 application of PG&E to revise its gas rates and tariffs (consent agenda) - #9 extension of and modifications to, the Utilities’ Green Tariff Shared Renewables...
