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12.29.11

Supreme Court Upholds Dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies and Invalidates "Pay to Play" Option

After months of legal uncertainty, the California Supreme Court today issued its opinion in California Redevelopment Association, et al. v. Matosantos, Case No. S194861, marking the end of California’s 400+ redevelopment agencies (“RDAs”) and invalidating the alternative by ...


12.28.11

CMS Proposal Implements "Sunshine" Requirements that Drug and Device Makers Report Physician Payment

On December 19, 2011, CMS published proposed rules that will define the new requirement that certain manufacturers report their gifts, payments, and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. 


12.22.11

TalkingPoint: Developing A D&O Risk Management Strategy

Harold P. Reichwald, Co-Chair of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Financial Services & Banking Practice participated in a discussion moderated by John R. Phelps of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS).


12.22.11

Will the Fed’s Approach to Large BHCs Trickle Down to All?

On December 20, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board issued proposed regulations intended to strengthen the regulation and supervision of large bank holding companies (BHCs) and systemically important nonbank financial firms as required by Dodd-Frank Sections 165 and 166.


12.21.11

Manatt Partner Linda Goldstein to Serve as Faculty at ACI’s National Forum on Advertising Law

On January 23-24, 2012, the American Conference Institute will hold its 25th National Forum on Advertising Law at which in-house counsel, marketing and advertising directors, brand managers and attorneys practicing in these areas will convene to explore strategies to enhance advertising practices ...


12.21.11

California Transparency in Supply Chains Act—Your Checklist as the January 1st Deadline Approaches

The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 was signed into law on September 30, 2010, and takes effect on January 1, 2012. 


12.21.11

Federally-Facilitated Exchanges and the Continuum of State Options

Since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on March 23, 2010, the federal government and many states have devoted an extraordinary level of resources to planning and developing the systems, policies and protocols to implement Health Insurance Exchanges that will ...


12.14.11

Court Refuses to Certify Class in Zip Code Suit

A U.S. District Court judge in California denied class certification in a suit alleging that salespeople at General Nutrition Corp. asked for customers’ zip codes when they conducted credit card transactions.


12.14.11

CMS Releases Final Rule to Allow Access to Medicare Claims Data

On December 5, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule to implement a provision of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) giving qualified entities access to Medicare claims data for use in evaluating the performance of health care providers.


12.08.11

Manatt Honored by The Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel as Law Firm of the Year

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has been named the recipient of the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel’s (AMEC’s) 2011 Law Firm of the Year Award.