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12.22.15

Down the Rabbit Hole: Trends in Software Patent Court Decisions Post-Alice

In Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank, the U.S. Supreme Court held that claims for a computer-based software method for reducing financial-settlement risk were patent-ineligible "abstract ideas" that were not made patent-eligible merely by requiring the use of a computer for implementation.


12.18.15

Solomon Center Inaugural Conference Explores Implications of Healthcare Consolidation Under the ACA

On November 13, the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School held its inaugural conference, "The New Healthcare Industry: Integration, Consolidation, Competition in the Wake of the Affordable Care Act."


12.18.15

This Year's Most Memorable Opinion Openers

Appellate courts tend to avoid broadly sweeping language in their opinions. And rightly so, as appellate opinions are meant to bring clarity to a muddled issue or area of law, not to gloss over the finer points with well-worn platitudes. ​


12.17.15

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Religious Nonprofit Organizations' Challenge to the Affordable Care Act's

Last month, on November 6, 2015, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and consolidated seven cases brought by religious nonprofit organizations challenging the "opt out" provision of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) contraception mandate, claiming it violates their ...


12.16.15

SPECIAL FOCUS: FTC Issues Revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule

On November 18, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a final rule setting forth a number of key amendments and clarifications to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).


12.11.15

NLRB Goes One Step Further, Holds Optional Waiver of Class Action Arbitrations Illegal

Reiterating its stance against arbitration agreements that prohibit class or collective actions, a panel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered a California-based grocery chain to revise its employment agreement.


12.07.15

White Collar Enforcement Omnibus Edition—Cyber Crimes, Sanctions and Spoofing, Oh My!

Since our last newsletter, a lot has been going on in white collar enforcement… so much so that we decided to devote an entire newsletter to it.


11.30.15

California Supreme Court to Consider "Day of Rest" Law




11.20.15

FTC Issues Guidance on Active Supervision of State Regulatory Boards Amid New Litigation Activity

On October 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released guidance regarding the level of state supervision required for state regulatory boards to receive immunity from antitrust claims.


11.20.15

What Constitutes an "Investigation" Triggering a Peer Review Body's HCQIA Duty to Report a Subsequen

When a physician resigns his or her clinical privileges during the course of a healthcare entity's1 investigation into the physician's competence or professional conduct, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) requires the entity to report the resignation to the National ...