In a recent decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a surgical center lacked standing to bring ERISA claims against a health plan because the plan had a valid anti-assignment provision.
Schiff Hardin has been named to the BTI Brand Elite 2018, which ranks the law firms with the best brand standing among general counsel and top legal decision makers.
Hatch-Waxman and Biosimilars Practice Group Leader Sailesh Patel was featured on the ongoing Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) Litigation he is watching.
Following delays and much build up, the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have released their plan to address rising pharmaceutical prices and out-of-pocket costs directly impacting patients.
A New Jersey-based company, Aromaflage, and its owners have agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the company’s sale of sprays and candles that claim to be insect-repelling.
Hatch-Waxman and Biosimilars Practice Group Leader Imron Aly examines how current Hatch-Waxman legal proceedings can be applied to Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) litigation.
Following the Presidential Proclamations issued April 30, 2018 regarding the imposition of double-digit tariffs on certain steel and aluminum imports (Section 232 tariffs), US Customs and Border Protection published further guidance detailing the implementation of the Section 232 tariffs.
On April 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concurrently issued three releases, all related to standards of conducts for investment professionals (“Rulemaking Package”).
In this video episode of Fashion Counsel, Arent Fox Partner Anthony Lupo discusses Halston's iconic “bigger than life” style evolution with General Counsel Jenny RIm.
On March 28, 2018, the Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, signed SB 318, the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act, which becomes effective June 1, 2018. Alabama is just behind South Dakota, which enacted its data breach notification statute this past March.
In the blink of an eye, the California Supreme Court has abandoned decades-old precedent in favor of a new “ABC Test,” which broadens the definition of employees in the employee-versus-independent contractor analysis.
Canadian business leaders greeted the President’s announcement that the exemptions for Canada (and Mexico) from the double-digit “Section 232 tariffs” on certain steel and aluminum imports will be extended an additional month, or May 31, 2018.
Not only do decisions from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board now, in some circumstances, have a preclusive effect on federal litigation, the US District Court for the District of Delaware recently granted a motion to stay a federal court action pending the outcome of a TTAB proceeding.
The checkered flag hasn’t come out yet, but in the race to start the world's first driving business without human drivers, everyone is chasing Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo.
Partner and Law Student Recruitment Committee Chair Dave Blickenstaff was quoted on changes the firm has made to more effectively attract and retain summer associates from the “millennial generation.”
HRSA published a notice in the Federal Register on May 7, 2018 proposing its intention to delay – for the fifth time – the implementation of a January 5, 2017 Final Rule regarding calculation of 340B ceiling prices and the imposition of civil monetary penalties.