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01.18.17

California TCPA Defendant Gets Mixed Rulings

A California federal court judge issued a pair of rulings resulting in a split decision for Telephone Consumer Protection Act defendant Dick's Sporting Goods.


01.18.17

California: On-Duty, On-Call Rest Periods Violate State Law

Ruling in a closely watched case, the California Supreme Court declared that on-duty and on-call rest periods violate state law.


01.18.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 18, 2017

CBO estimates 27 million would lose coverage under partial ACA repeal in the first year after elimination of Marketplace subsidies and Medicaid expansion; a federal judge orders delay in submission of North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion proposal; and New York moves to protect contraceptive ...


01.17.17

EPA's First Regulation of Nanomaterials May Impact Supply Chains

On January 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a controversial rule requiring all persons who propose to commence manufacturing or processing certain nanoscale materials, or who have done so in the past three years, to prepare and submit a comprehensive report for each ...


01.10.17

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, January 10, 2017

Physician groups and American Enterprise Institute authors come out against ACA repeal without a replacement; Hawaii’s 1332 waiver is the first to receive federal approval; and North Carolina’s Governor moves to expand Medicaid.


01.05.17

VR/AR—The Look Ahead (and All Around...) in Advertising

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) have achieved considerable success as marketing tools, with even greater growth predicted for the future.


01.05.17

Manatt on Medicaid: Monthly Expansion Recap, December 2016

The Arkansas Health Reform Legislative Task Force met for the last time to approve its final report, which includes findings and recommendations on health coverage in Arkansas, including the finding that continuing Medicaid expansion would save the State $637 million from 2017 to 2021.


12.29.16

FTC Rules Against "All Natural" Sunscreen Maker

In a final order, the Federal Trade Commission granted summary decision against California Naturel, Inc. for falsely advertising its sunscreen products as "all natural" when a synthetic ingredient constituted eight percent of the formula.


12.22.16

FTC Reports on Disclosure Workshop

Following its September workshop, the Federal Trade Commission published a report on “Putting Disclosures to the Test.”


12.22.16

Insider Trading: Supreme Court Affirms Salman

On December 6, 2016 the Supreme Court decided Salman v. U.S., in which it upheld the petitioner’s insider trading conviction.