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Hunter T. Carter has been named to Latinvex’s list of Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers

On February 10, 2015, in this most recent win for the federal enforcement agency, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the FTC’s injunction against St. Luke’s Health System and a large physician group in Idaho.

Last week, the Footwear Distributers and Retailers of America hosted a briefing on cybersecurity trends in the retail industry.

Steven I. Weisburd and Richard LaCava have joined the firm as partners in the New York office.

President Barack Obama recently released his budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2016, and municipalities, sports franchises, and owners of sports and entertainment facilities across the country will pay special attention to one line in particular.

On January 28, 2015, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced respective companion food safety legislation in the Senate (S.287, the “Safe Food Act of 2015”) and House (HR.609).

In a meeting with almost two dozen health care leaders on January 26, 2015, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell outlined the clear goals and timelines for moving the Medicare program towards quality-based payments, from quantity or fee-for-service payment models.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that, over the next four years, it plans to shift half of its traditional fee-for-service Medicare payments to those that create value through better coordinated care.

In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit ruled for discount retailer Costco in a copyright dispute involving the importation and sale of “gray market” Omega watches.

Arent Fox LLP has appointed partner Andrew I. Silfen to lead its New York office as Managing Partner.

The long-awaited final Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provisions modifying the Human Trafficking regulations were published on January 29, 2015.

In September 2014, Arent Fox reported about a US court case with which every corporate officer of a company doing business in the United States should become familiar.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance entitled “Transfer of a Premarket Notification (510(k)) Clearance — Questions and Answers — Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff.”

Arent Fox LLP secured a summary judgment on behalf of the sportswear manufacturer Fila against a website that was cybersquatting.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance document announcing that it does not intend to regulate low-risk products intended for general wellness only as medical devices.

Focus Education, LLC, a leading provider in the growing market for cognitive improvement products, recently settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that it was misleading consumers through the use of deceptive advertising tactics.

Many companies and other stakeholders have chosen to participate in the United Nations (UN) Global Compact as a means of demonstrating their commitment to integrating universal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) principles into their business practices.

Arent Fox filed an amicus brief for the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in the 9th Circuit matter Teixeira v. County of Alameda.

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations can lead to significant collateral consequences.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report this week examining the privacy and security implications of the so-called “Internet of Things.”

In this episode of Fashion Counsel, Partner Anthony Lupo talks with Partner Kelli Scheid Smith about tactics fashion brands should think about when they’re expanding into e-commerce including potential issues with distributor agreements.

The last decade has seen enormous growth in the human tissue products industry, following the Food and Drug Administration’s establishment, in 2001, of a tiered approach to the regulation of these products (referred to as “human cells, tissues and cell- and tissue-based products,” or “HCT/Ps”).

For almost 30 years, hospitals and certain other health care organizations have been required to report to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) specified “adverse actions” regarding  physicians and dentists that they employ, contract with, or have on staff.

On January 12, 2015, California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a proposed regulation to revise the required warning statement for products containing chemicals listed by the state under Proposition-65 (Prop-65).

In 2014, the Departments of State and Commerce implemented final rules that overhauled 11 United States Munitions List (USML) Categories. These changes have affected a wide range of industries.