08.01.14
Con fecha 12 de marzo del presente informamos que el Poder Ejecutivo había introducido al Senado un importante proyecto de ley (“Proyecto del Ejecutivo”) que buscaba, de manera principal, (a) autorizar al Estado Dominicano, a través de la Corporación Dominicana de Empresas Eléctricas ...
07.31.14
On July 14 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP), an initiative to provide $100 million in federal funding for technical assistance (TA) to states to accelerate Medicaid delivery system reform across the country.
In the context of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) litigation against the former directors and officers of a failed bank, the Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the business judgment rule in the state – while leaving the door open for some negligence claims.
07.30.14
Dietary supplement company TriVita, Inc. will pay $3.5 million and face restrictions on future health claims to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that the company falsely marketed its cactus-based fruit drink with unsupported claims that the drink could treat a variety of health ...
07.25.14
According to a new complaint filed in California federal court against Express Fashion Apparel, LLC, the retailer’s collection of a customer’s phone number and e-mail address during a credit card transaction violates the state’s Song-Beverly Act.
07.24.14
A Southern District of New York Magistrate Judge last week approved the government’s ability to conduct searches and seizures of entire email accounts stored by third-party providers like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo! and Apple without having to establish probable cause that all the emails seized ...
07.23.14
While the 2013-2014 U.S. Supreme Court term may be over, the justices have granted certiorari in two major employment cases slated for the fall.
07.22.14
While providers are showing great interest in creating ACOs to participate in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), they are showing even greater enthusiasm for organizing ACOs to contract with private insurers.
The 30 day statute of limitations for CEQA challenges was upheld to bar litigation alleging that a project, as constructed, was different from how that project was described in the CEQA document.
07.21.14
On July 21, Forbes.com published an article by Manatt’s Sports Law Practice Group Chair, Ron Katz, on the class action brought by former UCLA basketball player, Ed O’Bannon, against the NCAA.