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M.H. Joshua Chiu
On February 22, 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that vaccinated health care workers with documented recent infection will be allowed to defer booster shot by up to 90 days from infection.
Karen Ellis Carr, Rebecca W. Foreman, Mattie Bowden
On March 7, 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), operating under its New Animal Drug Authority, took a new, important regulatory step forward in assessing genome editing in animals. Specifically, the Agency announced a “low risk” determination and exercise of enforcement discretion.
Adam Diederich, Kirstie Brenson
Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for its coverage of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie” may proceed to discovery after a New York judge denied Fox News’s motion to dismiss, citing the “litany of outrageous claims” about Smartmatic that Fox News propagated.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries.
Headlines that Matter for Privacy and Data Security.
Gus N. Paras
Federal Agencies Ordered to Consider a National Digital Currency, Financial and Criminal Regulations.
Ross J. Charap, Matthew L. Finkelstein*
The Review Board of the US Copyright Office recently ruled, in its first decision of the year, that a two-dimensional artwork entitled “A Recent Entrance to Paradise” could not be registered for copyright protection because it was authored by artificial intelligence without creative input.
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Tuchband, Sylvia G. Costelloe
In a coordinated effort, on March 2, 2022, the White House announced another round of broad trade controls and sanctions against Russia and now Belarus in response to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Nadia Patel, Apeksha Vora
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Tuchband, Hunter T. Carter, Malcolm S. McNeil
ArentFox Schiff sanctions advisors Kay Georgi and Matthew Tuchband talk with WorldSmart co-hosts Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil about greatly expanded export controls, blocking sanctions, and banking sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Douglas A. Grimm, Shayshari Potter, D. Austin Rettew
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hospitals and other health care providers are facing a separate challenge: “Ivermania”—the wave of lawsuits filed against hospitals by guardians of COVID-19 patients seeking court orders compelling the administration of Ivermectin.
Caroline Turner English, Alison Lima Andersen, D. Austin Rettew
On February 23, 2022, in what is being heralded as a significant victory for health care providers, a federal court in Texas vacated portions of the Biden Administration’s rules governing the arbitration procedures to resolve surprise billing disputes under the federal No Surprises Act (the Act).
Matthew Tuchband, Sylvia G. Costelloe
On February 25 and 28, 2022, the US Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its fifth and sixth actions against Russia.
Jeffrey E. Rummel, Douglas A. Grimm
On March 3, starting at 10:00 am EST, the FCC’s Connect2Health Task Force (Task Force) will host a virtual event titled: “The FCC Digital Health Symposium: Advancing Broadband Connectivity as a Social Determinant of Health.”
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Tuchband, Sylvia G. Costelloe
Our National Security team has an overview of the new US export controls on Russia and the new US sanctions on Russia and Belarus.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Apeksha Vora
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries
David R. Hamill, Angela M. Santos, Antonio J. Rivera, Birgit Matthiesen
In December 2021, Canada announced plans to impose a digital services tax, or DST. A few days later, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) expressed opposition indicating that if Ottawa were to pursue this plan, “all options” would be considered.
Yusef Abutouq
The advent of distributed ledger technology has ushered in a new digital era – a decentralized internet, neither owned nor controlled by a central authority. Blockchain enthusiasts hail this lack of centralization as representing a new chapter of freedom and individual empowerment.
Jeffrey E. Rummel
Inter-Agency Spectrum Coordination Initiative will assist frequency requests of defense contractors in support of military priorities
Jeffrey E. Rummel, Douglas A. Grimm
The FCC is requesting public comment on proposed reforms to the Rural Health Care Program to “promote program efficiency and ensure that rural healthcare providers receive appropriate levels of funding.”
Stephanie Trunk
Back in 2017, the state of Nevada passed a sweeping bill into law that addressed not only drug pricing transparency, but also reporting obligations applicable to pharmacy benefit managers and non-profit organizations and also imposed certain requirements on manufacturer sales forces.
Jeffrey E. Rummel, Karen Ellis Carr
As you know, in our recent Alert, we addressed the announcement of the members of the FCC's Precision Agriculture Connectivity Task Force ("Task Force). Now, the FCC has announced the new members of the four "Working Groups" that will assist the Task Force in carrying out its work.
Linda M. Jackson, Pascal Naples
Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a $2 million jury verdict against Boeing in a breach of contract suit by Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (AAI), a former government contracting partner, and revived a $100 million misappropriation of trade secrets claim.
Kay C. Georgi, Matthew Tuchband
Responding to the Russian announcement recognizing the independence of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR) regions of Ukraine, President Biden signed Executive Order 14065 (the EO) on February 21, 2022, which went into effect immediately.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Mohammed T. Farooqui, Apeksha Vora, Laura Zell
Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries