EU and British authorities unveiled new proposals this week to “crimp the power of ‘gatekeeper’ platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which policymakers argue deserve more oversight given their outsize influence.”...
While much of the health care industry looks to put this year in the rear view mirror, planning ahead for Connecticut providers who treat Medicare beneficiaries requires taking stock of the recently issued Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule that goes into effect January 1, 2021....
FTI Consulting conducted a review of the small-scale LNG market in Europe that covered 14 countries and six market segments served by LNG trucks and ISO-containers.
On December 14, 2020, the California Department of Health (CDPH) issued guidance shortening the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days for asymptomatic “close contacts” of an infected individual (those who were within six feet of an infected individual for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or m
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a change notice to summarize revisions to its Enforcement Manual, which was finalized on December 1, 2020. The Enforcement Manual provides the guidelines for how NRC Staff should implement the NRC’s Enforcement Policy....
In a recent decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the court held that the proper causation standard in retaliation claims brought under Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act (“FWA”) is but-for causation.
There’s a business quote you might have heard about analytics: “Data will talk if you listen.” Indeed, savvy corporate legal departments are increasing their investments in legal operations and technology to “hear” how they are performing....
Employers should be aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised its quarantine guidelines for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 through “close contact.” A person has been in “close contact” if he or she has been within 6 feet of someone who is positive fo
Marquardt v. Schaffhausen, 941 N.W.2d 715 (Minn. 2020), for example, is a medical malpractice action where Patricia Marquardt suffered a brain injury when she developed an untreated infection after undergoing a knee replacement surgery. Mrs.
It looks as if 2021 will be a busy year as states move to implement the NAIC 2020 revisions to the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation (Model 275), or other duty of care measures. The below chart outlines the actual or proposed state activity, its status......
