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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently analyzed whether and to what extent a relator can survive the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar when the relator alleges continuation of a fraud scheme.
The New York Law Journal reported that an eleventh hour push to block proposed settlements with two defendant banks over their role in the manipulation of LIBOR hit a dead end.
On January 6, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) location requirements go into effect for fixed multi-line telephone systems (MLTS) and interconnected VoIP services, which now include outbound-only VoIP services for purposes of emergency calling.
2020 was an unprecedented year for business owners. It brought a pandemic, a deep recession, a civil rights movement, and civil unrest in cities across America.
The Final Rule of the Stark Law revises the definitions of Fair Market Value and includes a definition of General Market Value to better align with actual practices without unduly restricting innovative relationships between physicians and entities providing designated health services.
On December 31, 2020, the Administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter addressing whether certain travel time that occurs on a partial telework day is compensable under the FLSA. Opinion Letter FLSA2020-19 (December 31, 2020).
Looking towards 2021 and a new Administration, Arent Fox’s International Trade & Investment group has prepared a series of primers on six key areas that can impact your business.
Our final section returns to trade policy with three narrower but equally important articles – the first in regard to US renewal of GSP benefits and the tension between the Biden administration’s promise to protect US workers while achieving climate goals.
Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States.
When imports are suspected of violating US trade law or when they threaten US economic interests, trade litigation (read: trade investigation cases) kicks in. This section focuses on third-country transshipment concerns in the article “Using Third Country Components? Buyer Beware.”
US tariffs are applied at the time of import and so the elevated role played by US Customs and Border Protection should not be underestimated.
Since trade policy almost always involves the application of tariffs, we begin with “China Tariffs – What to Expect from the Biden Administration,” an issue top of mind for many executives who have business interests in China and the United States.
This is Washington and so we start and end with US trade policy. Our team is tracking the Biden Transition, starting with the introduction of Katherine Tai, nominee for the next US Trade Representative.
In our first Cannabis Counsel Cast episode, Partners Emily Leongini and Lynn Fiorentino discuss the potential impact of California’s Prop. 65 on manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of cannabis products, particularly in light of the January 4, 2021 enforcement date for new THC and marijuana smok
In September 2018, a consumer filed a putative class action in California against Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. The consumer alleged that the company is participating in deceptive business practices by marketing, advertising, and selling single-serve coffee pods that are misleadingly labeled as “recyc
Automotive Group Leader Aaron Jacoby recently spoke with Law360 regarding how automakers and the developers behind autonomous vehicle software, hardware and other components are all eager for uniform safety metrics and targets.
Schiff Hardin LLP counseled GBS, Inc.’s initial public offering of 1,270,589 units of securities at $17.00 per unit.
On January 12, 2021, Intellectual Property Partner Marylee will participate in the Hofstra University W-SPICE program and join an elite panel of industry leaders where she and her fellow panelist will hold a focused discussion on careers in STEM, IP, and IP law.
On December 28, 2020, Judge Vince Chhabria of the US District Court for the Northern District of California joined Judge Catherine Blake of the US District Court of the District of Maryland in enjoining the application of the Medicare Part B Most Favored Nations Reimbursement Rule.
On December 23, 2020, Judge Catherine Blake of the US District Court for the District of Maryland put in place a 14-day restraining order while she considers whether to issue a preliminary injunction. She plans to consider whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rulemaking was adequate
In a major setback for the Trump administration, US District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, issued a nationwide injunction.
On December 18, President Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which aims to increase oversight of Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges and force the delisting of those that refuse to comply with US audit inspection requirements.
The celebrated journalist and best-selling author of Tipping Point, Outliers, and Talking to Strangers talks about life after COVID-19.
The highly anticipated coronavirus relief package was passed by Congress late on December 21, 2020, and is expected to be signed into law in the coming days.
After months of debate, Congress has passed, and President Trump is expected to sign, a COVID-19 relief, appropriations, and tax bill. Doubtlessly, the Bill, which is nearly 6,000 pages long, will undergo much scrutiny and analysis over the ensuing days and weeks.