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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
HHS Issues Guidance on Role Of Brokers in Online Insurance Markets
Senators Urge FDA to Help End Shortage Of Drugs Used to Treat Critically Ill Infants
Physicians, Lawmakers Nearing Consensus On Doc Pay System, but Cost Remains Issue
Key Players Update AIPLA on Growing Momentum for Patent Small Claims Court
Two New Judges Named to Copyright Royalty Board
McCain Working on Cable a la Carte Legislation, Sources Tell BNA
Broadcaster Coalition Warns Against Scoring Stations as Part of ‘Incentive' Auction
NLRB Backs Arbitration Award Without Pay, Declines Solomon Bid for New Deferral Rules
Shuttle Driver Must Arbitrate Wage Claims, Despite Class Action Waiver, Court Decides
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Schumer Seeks Permanent, Expanded CBM PTAB Challenges on Any Management Patent
Broadcasters Urge FCC to Lift Freeze On Station Modification Applications
Monday, May 06, 2013
Pennsylvania Senate OKs Bill Specifying Breach Reporting Deadline for Agencies
Updated NIST Guide Is Sector-Specific, Includes New Privacy Controls Catalog
LivingSocial Reveals Cyber-Attack, Notifies 50 Million, Says No Credit Data Breached
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
CMS Issues Final Consumer Applications For Health Care Coverage Under ACA
HHS Proposed Rule Would Increase Rewards For Successful Medicare Fraud Tips to $9.9M
Lawmakers Question Whether FDA Will Finalize UDI Rule by Legal Deadline
FCC Head Predicts Incentive Auctions Will Be Inclusive, Promote Competition
Obama Poised to Nominate Wheeler To Replace Genachowski as FCC Chairman
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Draft Proposal Would Pressure Web Firms To Be Ready for Wiretap Orders, Sources Say
Patent on Online Airline and Venue Seat Selection Upheld as Anticipated by Expedia
ABC Beats Infringement Claim Based On Broadcast of 40 Seconds of Copyrighted Footage
Agencies Issue ACA FAQs Addressing Annual Limit Waivers, Other Topics
Monday, April 29, 2013
Google Pays $189,000 Fine to German DPA For Unlawfully Collecting, Storing Wi-Fi Data
Hearing Exposes Industry Finger-Pointing As Do Not Track Rules Yet to Materialize
Key Senate Democrats Unsatisfied With House-Passed Cybersecurity Bill
Friday, April 26, 2013
Appropriation Art Need Not ‘Comment On' Original Work to Be Fair Use, 2d Cir. Says
IRS Exams Reveal Significant Underreporting Of Taxable Income by Colleges, Universities
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
FDA's Responsibilities Continue To ‘Outstrip' Resources, Hamburg Says
Senators Release Draft Bill to Create National Drug Track-and-Trace System
Cybersecurity Should Be High Priority for Health Care Organizations, Experts Say
Following Remand, District Court Again Says YouTube Protected by DMCA's Safe Harbors
House Democrats Introduce Bill to Subsidize Broadband Internet Service for Poor
In-House Counsel Whose License Lapsed Gets Six-Month Suspension From Practice
Post-Representation Failures to Correct Error Extended Period for Filing Malpractice Action
Lawyers May Solicit Clients by Text Messages if Specific Rules on Advertising Are Followed
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Noninfringement Winner Must File Contingent Cross-Appeal of Patent Validity Judgment
CEA Head Blasts Broadcasters for Seeking Delays to FCC Incentive Auctions, Innovation
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari, Vacates Appeals Court Based on McCutchen
Monday, April 22, 2013
Former Franchisee's Continued Use of Marks After Agreement's Termination Was Infringing
Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Ruling That Opened Email Beyond Scope of SCA
Administration Issues Veto Threat Against House Cyberbill, Citing Privacy Concerns
FTC's Ramirez Says W3C Efforts Are Last Hope for Do Not Track Tool
Friday, April 19, 2013
If High Court Nixes Myriad Gene Patent, Look to Decades of Uncertainty, Panel Says
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
FDA Announces Abuse-Deterrent Labeling for Reformulated OxyContin
Senators Question HITECH Implementation, Suggest Delaying ‘Meaningful Use’ Program
Company Cannot Assert TM Claim Based On Mark Owned by Company's Lone Shareholder
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Medicaid Faces Questionable Billing, High Rates of Improper Payments
High Court's Myriad Questions Suggest Isolated DNA Patent Eligibility in Doubt
FCC Chairman to Join Aspen Institute; White House Could Name Successor Soon
Spectrum Once Again in Focus As Dish Vies for Sprint Nextel
As FCC Chairman Leaves Post, Challenges Persist in Broadband Expansion
High Court Agrees to Examine Contractual Limitations Periods Under ERISA
Monday, April 15, 2013
Party's Sale of Print Journals After Making Microfilm Copies for Library May Not Be Protected Under §108
ONC Proposes User Fee for IT Vendors Certifying for Meaningful Use Program
Hong Kong DPA Finds Companies Violated Direct Marketing Rules
IRS Must Improve Privacy Impact Assessment Process, TIGTA Says
SEC, CFTC Adopt Joint Final Rule On Investor Identity Theft Red Flags
Obama's FY 2014 Request to Congress Makes Cuts to DOD Personnel, Programs
Friday, April 12, 2013
Membership Fell at Eight of 10 Unions, Largest Unions Report in 2012 LM-2 Forms
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Obama Says FY 2014 Budget Creates Jobs, Shrinks Deficits, Invests in Economic Growth
Obama Not Giving Enough Ground On Tax Reform, Republicans Argue
Obama Orders FY 2014 Sequester Alongside Budget Plan to Stop It
Return to 2009 Estate Tax Rates Proposed in President's FY 2014 Budget
Medicare Providers Say Obama Budget Plan Would Further Exacerbate Payment Woes
Obama Budget Allocates $12.9 Billion For IRS 2014 Enforcement, Taxpayer Services
Obama Budget Proposes $2 Billion In FY 2014 Spending for Federal Exchanges
President's Budget Request Seeks $4.7 Billion in Total Resources for FDA
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Law Graduates’ Consumer Fraud Claims Squeak Past Alma Mater’s Motion to Dismiss
Comment Added to Rule 1.9 Doesn’t Change Need for Hearing on Disqualification Motion
Flawed Response to Bookkeeper’s Theft Ends in Disbarment for Two Florida Lawyers
House Panel Republicans Seek More Funds To Cover Pre-Existing Condition Enrollees
Google's High-Speed ‘Fiber' Internet Network to Expand to Austin in 2014
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Broadcasters Must Compete In Mobile TV Market, NAB Chief Says
House Republican Leader Walden Vows Tough Oversight of FCC Incentive Auctions
Indian Official Defends Court Ruling Denying Patent Protection on Novartis Cancer Drug
Debate Brewing Over Whether Companies Should Strike Back at Their Cyber Attackers
Practitioner Views on Section 415 Limits May Need to Be Reconsidered, Actuary Says
Monday, April 08, 2013
Baucus Calls for Establishment of National IPR Coordination Center in New Customs Bill
Obama Budget to Include Chained CPI, Retirement Account Caps to Reduce Deficit
Republicans Endorsed Deficit-to-GDP Goal In Bush Years, Before Rejecting Approach
Court Partially Dismisses Google Mobile App Spyware Case, Citing Lack of Damages
IT Industry Groups Protest Restrictions On Chinese IT Systems Due to Cyber-Risks
FTC Warns Websites Offering Tenant Rental Histories of FCRA Obligations
Friday, April 05, 2013
Evidence That Film Was Adapted From Novel Not Enough to Establish Substantial Similarity
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
OIG Says Medigap Deductible Coverage Through PPO Network Not a Kickback
Parents TV Council Blasts FCC Effort To Seek Comment on Indecency Changes
Second Circuit's Aereo Decision Hailed As Win for Cloud Computing Industry
'Business as Usual’ for FDA, China Counterpart After Reorganization
CMS Changes Course on 2014 MA Rates, Announces Hike of More Than 3 Percent
First-Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply To Resale of Legally Downloaded Music Tracks
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
FCC Formally Begins Process of Reviewing Radio Frequency Exposure Standards
Novartis Loses Patent Appeal For Cancer Medication Glivec
Monday, April 01, 2013
CMS Issues Final Rule Explaining How States Claim FMAP Rates in Medicaid Expansion
WIPO Says U.S.-Related Cybersquatting Complaints Continued to Increase in 2012
Canada Supreme Court Concludes Text Messages Need Privacy Protection
Commerce Seeks Input on Incentives For Industry in Cybersecurity Framework
Loss of Personal Data Value Due to Sharing Insufficient to Establish Article III Standing
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Reprimand Is Not Enough When Lawyer Uses Private Info to Counter Client’s Barbs
Lawyer May Use Unfair Competition Law to Sue Online Legal Service Provider for UPL
Dormant Role as Patent Counsel Gets Firm Disqualified in Infringement Action
House Bill Would Amend Trademark Act To Clarify That ‘Redskin' a Disparaging Term
Physician-Owned Distributorships Present High Risk of Fraud, OIG Alert Says
Bill Would Create New MU Exemptions for Providers, Change Penalty Provisions
States Should Determine Provider Networks In Federal Exchanges, Health Insurers Say
Commissions to Prisons Cited as Reason For High Prison Phone Rates, FCC Told
FCC Role in IP Interconnection Emerging As Central Fight Within Telecom Industry
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
High Court Considers Options for Antitrust Review of Reverse Payment Patent Settlement
Ninth Circuit: Wireless Carriers Not Liable For Infringing Messages of Their Subscribers
Monday, March 25, 2013
Court Grants AP Summary Judgment, Rejects Meltwater's Search Engine Defense
FTC's Brill Expects No ‘Major Surprises' In New Chair Ramirez's Privacy Agenda
National Security Letter Provisions Are Unconstitutional, Court Concludes
New U.S. Corporation Free Trade Coalition Focusing on EU-U.S., Global Privacy Barriers
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
First Sale Doctrine Applies to Works Lawfully Made Abroad and Imported to United States
Industry Experts Urge FDA Restraint In Regulation of Mobile Medical Technology
Attorneys, Device Company Officials Outline 2013 Liability Landscape for Device Makers
Sprint, SoftBank, Clearwire CEOs Discuss $2 Billion Pending Deals With FCC Chairman
FCC Chairman Suggests Sequester Could Complicate Spectrum Auctions
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Fourth Circuit Once Again Vacates, Remands Paper Towel Trademark Infringement Dispute
2014 Date for ‘Incentive Auction’ Sets Agency Up for Failure, NAB's Kaplan Says
Court Delays Ruling on Equitable Defenses, Awaits High Court's McCutchen Decision
Monday, March 18, 2013
Goodlatte and Conyers Introduce Fourth Bill So Far to Allow Cellphone Unlocking
9th Cir. Supersedes Veoh Opinion in Light Of Viacom Decision, But Still Finds No Liability
MedPAC Report Urges Repeal of SGR, Aims to Balance Payments for All Providers
Clothing Retailer Genesco Sues Visa Over $13.3 Million in Data Breach Levies
House Passes Bill Easing Privacy Notice Burden; Supporters Call on Senate to Act
Administration Said It Is Close to Issuing New Cybersecurity Priorities for Congress
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ethics Rules Shape Duty to Beneficiaries When Conflict Arises in Wrongful Death Suit
It’s Not Easy to Limit Representation So That Another Client Will Waive Conflict
Lawyers May Blog About Completed Cases but Must Include Disclaimer in Ethics Rule
Ryan's FY 2014 Budget Blueprint Would Turn Medicare Into Premium Support System
Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing HHS To Block Excessive Insurance Rate Increases
Sequester May Hurt Long-Term, Short-Term Anti-Fraud Efforts, Experts Say
Sen. Leahy Introduces Bill to Re-Establish Exemption for Cellphone Unlocking in Law
FCC Commissioners Face Questions About Looming ‘Incentive’ Spectrum Auctions
Justice, FCC Clear T-Mobile Buy of MetroPCS As Likely to Strengthen Market Competition
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