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01.08.19

Application Process for InCK and MOM Models Imminent

During 2018, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two new opportunities for state governments and their partners to improve their delivery systems for children and mothers, respectively, under the Integrated ...


01.03.19

Special Alert: FCC Announces Reassigned Numbers Database

In case you missed it as you wrapped up the end of the year, on December 12, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission “[took] another important action to curb the tide of unwanted telephone calls by addressing calls to reassigned phone numbers” when it officially adopted the ...


01.03.19

SEC Municipal Securities Conference Highlights Emerging Trends in Disclosure

On December 6, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted an inaugural one-day conference on municipal securities disclosure.


01.03.19

CFPB 2018 Year in Review, and What to Expect in 2019

Let’s call it molasses. Because that is what the Trump administration figuratively poured into the consumer protection engine known as the CFPB. 


12.27.18

Supreme Court Breaks Back to Weigh In on Agency Deference

In big Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) news, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a junk fax case brought under the statute.


12.27.18

Court: Platform Providers, Software Company May Be Liable Under TCPA

A pair of platform providers and an autodialing software company must face a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit in West Virginia federal court after the judge determined the defendants could be liable for “knowingly” allowing their products to be used for unlawful purposes.


12.27.18

Do Not Call Violation Suit Moves Forward Despite Business Use

An Ohio federal court allowed a plaintiff to pursue a lawsuit based on alleged violations of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry—despite the fact that he operated a business from his home and used the number for both personal and work purposes.


12.27.18

Trend Continues With Courts Striking Out-of-State Class Members

A recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court continues to work in favor of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) defendants, with an Illinois federal court judge striking the plaintiff’s class definition with regard to members outside the state.


12.27.18

Manatt’s Continuing Coverage of Significant Post-ACA International Developments

As we have previously reported, the ACA International decision from the D.C. Circuit changed the face of litigation in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) world by striking down the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) 2015 automatic telephone dialing system (ATDS) guidance.


12.27.18

New Year, New Sick Leave Entitlements

With the New Year approaching and employee leave accruals resetting, employers must be mindful of the continually-evolving laws governing employees’ use of, and entitlement to, leave time in the jurisdictions where they conduct business.