At a critical stage of the Trump Administration’s aggressive global trade reset, a federal court has struck down a major statutory pylon of the White House trade strategy, potentially depriving President Trump of the most…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On May 27, Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia, Inc. (BCBSGA) filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia US District Court, alleging that a group of health care providers, along with their third-party…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Health, Insurance
On April 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approved the use of a gene-edited pig to confer resistance to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a devastating swine disease…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 12, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees took effect. Often referred to as the “Junk Fees Rule,” the Rule targets hidden, misleading, and deceptive charges and fees imposed by live-event…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Consumer Protection
The European Union (EU) Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has refused to register Thom Browne’s position trademark consisting of four horizontal white stripes placed on the upper left sleeve of garments…
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/ Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed a summary judgment of no design patent infringement in North Star Tech. Int’l Ltd. v. Latham Pool Products, Inc., ruling that the patented and accused pool…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by US Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released its long-anticipated report on childhood chronic disease drivers. Although the document is…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Health
On May 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 25, “Authorizing Transactions Prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations or Involving Certain Blocked…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This alert highlights the provisions in the Bill that could impact tax-exempt organizations…
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/ Nonprofit Law, Taxation
Two Charged in Alleged $227 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Fraud -
Syed Murtuza Kablazada and Mehdi Hussain, the owners and operators of medical laboratories in Illinois, were charged with submitting more than $227 million in…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Health
On May 28, a three-judge panel on the US Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a landmark ruling in V.O.S. Selections, Inc. et al. v. United States of America et al. and The State of Oregon et al. v. United States Department…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
“Energy security,” the principle that when you flip a light switch the lights will turn on, is something that most Americans take for granted. But the mechanics behind it incorporate both century-old transmission towers and the…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
On May 15, a Texas federal court vacated portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, concluding that the agency’s expanded interpretation of “sex” under…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Shortly after taking office, President Trump froze funding already allocated to various parties, citing the Administration’s disapproval of issues including climate change and social equity. Additionally, executive agencies…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
DOJ Plans to Use the FCA to Attack DEI Initiatives -
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Health
