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07.08.16

eSports Recognizes the Value of Ethics

Previously unregulated eSports have established an integrity commission, in part to attract corporate sponsorships.


07.08.16

A Different Approach to Regulatory Relief

Community banks indeed need regulatory relief. Regulators generally agree, but their hands are tied as a decadelong enforcement environment drags on. Meanwhile, financial technology (fintech) firms assert they should not be subject to banking-type regulatory supervision as long as they are not ...


07.07.16

Supreme Court: Status Quo in Cuozzo

On June 20, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee, where it rejected challenges to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) process and held that (1) PTAB decisions regarding whether to institute IPR proceedings are by statute not subject to ...


07.07.16

Ad Company's Geotargeting Locates a $1M Penalty

InMobi, a Singapore-based mobile advertising company, will pay almost $1 million in civil penalties and implement a comprehensive privacy program to settle charges that the company violated the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by deceptively tracking ...


07.07.16

Will Industry Feel Impact of Supreme Court's Madden Rejection?

In a disappointing move, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the petition for certiorari by Midland Funding to hear the case Madden v. Midland Funding. But could the inaction by the Supreme Court be much ado about nothing?


07.06.16

A New Focus on Managed Long-Term Services and Supports

On April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule to overhaul the regulations governing Medicaid managed care (MMC).


07.06.16

Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights, July 6, 2016

Massachusetts extends coverage of Hepatitis C treatments and New Hampshire extends substance use disorder coverage to more Medicaid enrollees; Alaska’s Medicaid expansion now moves ahead uncontested; and CMS reports HealthCare.gov’s latest enrollment numbers.


07.06.16

FAA’s Final Rule on Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

The Federal Aviation Administration promulgated its final rule on small commercial unmanned aircraft systems, called Part 107, on June 21, 2016.


07.01.16

IOC Charter Requires It to Rectify Rio Aquatic Site Health Hazards

The health hazards at the aquatic sites in Rio are well publicized, but the IOC has done nothing effective to remedy the situation.


06.30.16

LA Doubles Down on Sick Leave, Minimum Wage Increase

Already facing new California employment-related requirements—including the adoption of mandatory sick leave and an uptick in the minimum wage—Los Angeles employers now have an added wrinkle to deal with.