25 Jul, 2024 PA Federal Court Upholds FTC Authority to Ban Noncompete Agreements By Peter Spanos The US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has issued a ruling upholding the FTC's authority to issue the broad ban...
25 Jul, 2024 Supreme Court Declines to Support Social Media Laws Banning "Deplatforming" By Mitzi Hill During the height of pandemic-era social and political disagreements about almost everything, two states (Florida and Texas) passed laws...
25 Jul, 2024 Chevron Overruled: A New Era of Regulatory Complexity for Healthcare and Pharma By Mike Ruggio The June 2024 Supreme Court decision overturning the Chevron deference doctrine marks a substantial shift in the regulatory landscape for...
24 Jul, 2024 Understanding Negligence and the Doctrine of "Proximate Cause"! By Jeffrey Nix Not every wrong gives rise to a remedy! This principle is especially applicable to tort law. A tort is the breach of a public duty...
24 Jul, 2024 Good News About Resilience By Debbie Ausburn A scoping review of 27 studies highlighted that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can lead to negative outcomes in cognitive, mental,...
23 Jul, 2024 AI Triaging Tools Used in 911 Calls By Mitzi Hill In an effort to improve efficiency and to make up for staffing shortages, New Orleans parish is using AI software that helps triage 911...
22 Jul, 2024 Louisiana Court Backtracks on Abuse Statute of Limitations By Debbie Ausburn The Louisiana Supreme Court recently reversed itself, finding that the legislature's creation of a safe harbor for old claims of sexual...
18 Jul, 2024 Court Tosses HHS Rule about Online Tracker Privacy By Mitzi Hill In recent years, lots of litigation has claimed the online trackers such as the Meta pixel violate HIPAA (and other federal and state...
18 Jul, 2024 Telehealth and the EHR: Allies in Fraud Prevention By Mike Ruggio The expansion of telehealth, while offering undeniable benefits for access to care, necessitates a heightened focus on fraud prevention....
17 Jul, 2024 District Courts Enjoin Title IX Interpretation By Debbie Ausburn A district court judge in Mississippi has enjoined the federal government's interpretation of “sex” in Title IX as including “gender...
17 Jul, 2024 "Occam's Razor" Should Guide All Laws, Lawmakers, and Lawyers! By Jeffrey Nix The principle of Occam's Razor is not taught in law school - but it should be! Occam's Razor stands for the principle that the shortest...
16 Jul, 2024 Telehealth's Untapped Frontier: Addressing Fraud Risks in Geographically Dispersed Care By Mike Ruggio Telehealth's ability to connect patients and providers across vast distances brings undeniable benefits. However, this very advantage...