The Federal Trade Commission recently asserted its data security authority in two recent back-to-back enforcement actions, only a day apart from each other.
Today, the US Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Advocate Health Care Network (Illinois’ largest healthcare system) will pay a record $5.5 million settlement for violating HIPAA.
The summer heat has not been confined to the weather. US Customs and Border Protection is warming up the import world with more audits and enforcement actions.
On June 24, 2016, the non-profit Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (CHCS) agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Arent Fox LLP recently served as counsel to Inova Health System advising them on a multi-year naming rights and sponsorship transaction with the National Football League’s Washington Redskins
The GDPR lays out requirements for organizations that process EU residents’ data and generally provides people increased control over their personal data.
Health Care partner Linda Baumann was recently quoted in an article in Bloomberg BNA’s Medicare Report on the amount of money that the Medicare program recoups through its fraud and abuse enforcement efforts.
Two China-based clothing manufacturers, Motives Far East and Motives China Limited, and their affiliated US importer, Motives, Incorporated, agreed to pay nearly $13.4 million for engaging in a double invoicing scheme designed to defraud the US out of millions of dollars in customs duties.
Senior Government Relations Advisor Philip English was quoted in a CQ Roll Call article on the proposed tax policies by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
After months of negotiations, it’s official: the EU-US Privacy Shield has been formally approved on both sides of the Atlantic, by the EU Commission and the US Commerce Department, despite concerns surrounding the adequacy of its earlier version.
In the recent case of International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium v. Security University, LLC, the Second Circuit articulated its test for analyzing nominative fair use claims in trademark infringement cases.
Recent reports indicate that advertising fraud is not only increasing but is now being run by groups alongside otherwise legitimate advertising businesses.
On Monday, July 11, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a fact sheet with guidance for covered entities and business associates on HIPAA and ransomware.
Arent Fox Political Law partner Craig Engle comments on the Supreme Court decision in McDonnell v. US in an opinion piece recently published by Law360.
The House of Representatives has voted 306-117 to approve the bipartisan GMO disclosure bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and to establish a mandatory National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.
On July 6th, CMS released a proposed rule (expected to appear in the Federal Register on July 15th) that, if it takes effect, could be devastating to hospital off-campus outpatient department reimbursement – an effect not intended by Congress, and certainly unwelcome to the healthcare industry.
Although the United States has had effective economic sanctions on North Korea for many years, the temporary softening of US sanctions in 2000 has given way to ever-increasing sanctions since 2008.
In a good outcome for employers, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that a standalone non-compete agreement can be assigned to an asset purchaser without the employee’s consent.
Late Thursday night, the Senate voted 63-30 to approve a bipartisan GMO disclosure bill hammered out earlier by Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).