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07.24.23

Proposed CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2024.


07.24.23

FTC Regulation Tracker—July

In the last monthly Update to Manatt’s Regulation Tracker, we predicted that the Commission would not slow down for summer. How right we were.


07.21.23

FTC and HHS Send Letter Warning of Risks From Online Tracking Technologies

On July 20, 2023, the OCR at the HHS and the FTC sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to alert them to the “serious privacy and security risks” stemming from the use of online tracking technologies integrated into their websites and mobile ...


07.20.23

Five Takeaways From the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property’s AI and Copyright Hearing

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held its second hearing on artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP).


07.18.23

Restrictive Claim Term Definition in Parent Application Does Not Restrict Term in Child Application

In Finjan LLC v. ESET, LLC, the Federal Circuit held that a definition provided in any incorporated-by-reference document is a part of the host patent.


07.18.23

Health IT Organizations Soon to Face Enforcement Under Final OIG Information Blocking Rule

After a COVID-19-related delay, on June 27, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released a long-awaited final rule that establishes monetary penalties for violations of health information technology information blocking rules.


07.18.23

California Supreme Court: Workers Compelled to Arbitration May Still Pursue PAGA Claims in Court

In a highly anticipated ruling, the California Supreme Court has held that employees may still have standing to sue for Labor Code violations in a representative capacity, even when their individual claims have been compelled to arbitration.


07.17.23

Both SEC and Ripple Claim Victory in Important Securities Decision

The crypto industry secured a key victory in its court battles with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) on Thursday, July 13, when Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said that Ripple did not break the law when the ...


07.14.23

Supreme Court: Business Registration Statutes Don't Violate Due Process

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court will encourage forum shopping by enterprising plaintiffs, particularly to out-of-state jurisdictions where a defending business has few or no contacts.


07.13.23

Strategies for Providing Whole Child Care: A Blueprint for Meeting Children’s Social Needs

In a webinar titled Strategies for Providing Whole Child Care: A Blueprint for Meeting Children’s Social Needs, Manatt facilitated a panel discussion with state and national leaders who are pioneering new ways to address the health-related social needs (HRSNs) of children, which the Centers ...