On Thursday, December 17, 2020, senior representatives of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) delivered a virtual...more
In a strengthening of company contractual rights, the Louisiana Legislature recently expanded its state non-compete statute by permitting a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company to enter into agreements with...more
Pursuant to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s declaration of a state of disaster for all Texas counties in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 1, 2020, the Texas Supreme Court issued its Eighth Emergency Order. In the...more
In a trilogy of recent cases, the Texas Courts of Appeals have employed the “commercial speech” exception to exclude certain business claims from the scope of the Texas Citizen’s Participation Act (“TCPA”). This trend will...more