Deep-sixing property taxes is a popular pledge on the state and local campaign trail. But the promise is only half the story. Citizens need to ask: “And then what?” Like a climbing wall, eliminating property taxes may take you half way up, but...
It used to be that if a police stop was unreasonable, evidence found after that illegal stop was excluded from a case when successfully challenged in court.
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced (press release) that Practice Fusion, the largest cloud-based electronic health company in the United States, has agreed to settle FTC charges over deceptive practices involving the public...
There are relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children offline. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). Among other...
Last Friday afternoon CMS released its eagerly anticipated final rule (the Final Rule) implementing the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which, together with the Final Rule, will make sweeping changes to the rate-setting process...
Another day, another hack. And while the target might not be as well-known as Sony or Anthem Blue Cross, the VerticalScope hack could have exposed personal information for an estimated 45 million users on 1,100 online forums.
In our Winter edition, we highlighted a number of government initiatives to improve the payment cycle in the industry and suggested sticking to payment procedures as well as remembering your right to adjudication.... By: Dentons
On June 8, 2016, Governor John R. Kasich signed into law HB 523, which legalizes marijuana in Ohio for specified medicinal purposes. The bill moved swiftly through the Legislature as lawmakers acted to preempt a marijuana legalization initiative that...
In This Issue: - Judgments; Legislation; and Reports. - Excerpts from Judgments: New South Wales 17 June 2016 - Mace v Justice and Forensic Health Network; The Geo Group Australia Pty Ltd v AAI Limited t/as Vero Insurance [2016]...
This week, on June 14, 2016, the FDA issued a final ruling revising its medical device and certain biological product labeling regulations to allow, for the first time, manufacturers to use graphical representations of information on its labeling...
