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The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has caused significant financial hardship in the hospitality industry.
Citizen suits can be complicated when states engage in regulatory actions after a private party files a complaint. The major federal environmental statutes are largely intended to be implemented by state and federal regulators, and suits by private parties.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Tracy Adamovich has been listed as one of 10 winners of the City Bar Justice Center’s (CBJC) 2020 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award.
The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the leading arbitration venue for investor-State arbitration, has released its FY2020 caseload statistics.
October 9, 2020
Health Care Practice Co-Leader Douglas Grimm will present about fraud and abuse investigations in the telehealth industry at Palmetto Care Connections’ Telehealth Summit of South Carolina on October 9.
The OFCCP has issued guidance regarding Executive Order 13950.
After several false starts, New Jersey is on the verge of passing legislation aimed at prohibiting stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) that while broad in scope, may have little practical impact.
The Determination of Need Program (certificate of need in other states) of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DON Program) has for many years had a moratorium on accepting and reviewing applications for construction that would add new nursing home beds to the healthcare system.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Alexander S. Birkhold, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel, Laura Zell
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
The FDA announced on October 7 that it will no longer review requests for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for COVID-19 laboratory developed tests – so called “LDTs.” This is a substantial change in Agency policy.
Home health is a $100 billion industry in the U.S., spanning more than 33,000 provider organizations.
Target areas are telecom, information security, and sensor items that can be used for censorship, surveillance, detention, and use of force.
On October 1, 2020, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an Advisory highlighting sanctions risks associated with facilitating ransomware payments on behalf of victims targeted by malicious cyber attacks.
October 6, 2020 - October 8, 2020
Partner Karen Carr will serve as a panel speaker at the 2020 FDLI Annual Conference in October. Karen’s session is titled “Emerging Technologies: Regulatory Oversight of Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals.”
With increased financial pressure on the health care delivery system, there is likely to be an increase in health care provider financial restructurings.
As we navigate life in the era of the global pandemic and the ever-changing risk assessments for contracting the novel coronavirus, one thing is becoming clear: face masks are here to stay for the foreseeable future.
Karen Ellis Carr, Alexander H. Spiegler, Thomas S. Brennan, Jeffrey E. Jordan, Megan (Woodward) Daily
SPAC transactions present an opportunity for accelerated growth in the AgTech industry, especially in capital-intensive businesses.
October 7, 2020
Professional Responsibilities, University of Wisconsin Law School
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce the firm and four attorneys have been listed on the State Bar of Michigan’s 2020 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll, which recognizes the pro bono contributions of attorneys, law firms, and corporations to low-income individuals and families throughout Michigan.
Now is the time to review your internal contracts, procedures, marketing materials, and policies and prepare your company to capitalize on the next opportunity.
For several weeks, parties to pending merger and sale transactions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been asking what will happen to PPP loan forgiveness applications if a borrower sells its business prior to receiving confirmation of forgiveness; a process that has barely start
November 4, 2020
The New York Institute of Credit's (NYIC) Smorgasbord Conference is back by popular demand – a favorite dating back to the 1980's but now with a Virtual Twist as we enter a new age of technology.
On September 24, 2020, the California Court of Appeal shed additional light on meeting the public interest requirements in anti-SLAPP motions in its opinion of Murray v. Tran (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2020, No. D076104).
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark privacy law making waves since taking effect earlier this year, has continued to evolve as legislators and the California Office of the Attorney General refine and clarify its requirements.