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Winn-Dixie Wins Legal Suit, Maybe Shoots Self in Foot

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

Jacksonville, Florida based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie Stores, famously known as “The Beef People” when I was growing up, has been battling a visually impaired plaintiff who sued the company alleging that its website violated the Americans with Disabilities Act....

Customer Complaints and Competitor Boycotts: Two Antitrust Decisions Highlight Antitrust Trouble Spots

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

Two recent antitrust decisions by federal courts offer cautionary tales for businesses and trade associations. The cases involve common antitrust trouble spots: complaints from customers, “bad emails,” and competitor boycotts through what may seem like legitimate trade association activity.

Facing Your Face Mask Duties – A List of Statewide Orders (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home orders. As businesses reopen, face coverings remain popular as a preventative measure....

US Supreme Court Adopts Narrow Reading of TCPA’s Autodialer Ban: Four Things to Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The US Supreme Court in Facebook, Inc. v.

Solid Waste/Water Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment and Sites Owner Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and A & B Timber, Inc. (“A & B”) entered into a February 1st Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of certain Arkansas solid waste and water pollution provisions.

Federal Court Affirms Denial of Medicare Payment for Inpatient On-Call Services to Critical Access Hospital

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

On March 31, 2021, Judge Carl Nichols of the United Stated District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision upholding CMS’s denial of reimbursement to a California Critical Access Hospital (CAH) for compensation it paid to physicians for being on call to provide inpatient services.

Updates from the SEC’s Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Acting Director John Coates participated in a fireside chat on April 7, 2021 during the annual Global Capital Markets & the US Securities Laws program hosted by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI)....

PRA extends deadline for EBA outsourcing guidelines remediation due to COVID-19

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

Following the PRA's December 2019 consultation on operational resilience and outsourcing (CP30/19) (see article here), on 29 March 2021: the PRA published a policy statement on outsourcing and third party risk management (PS7/21) (Outsourcing Statement); and......

Effective Immediately – Group Health Plans Must Be Ready to Demonstrate Compliance with Mental Health Parity Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

On April 2, 2021, the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) confirmed that group health plan sponsors must be prepared now to provide specific proof, upon request by the Departments, that the plan complies with the federal

“Purple Book” Patent Listing Under Biological Product Patent Transparency Act: What is Required, and What to Expect?

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/04/21

The Biological Product Patent Transparency Act (“BPPT”) – tucked into Congress’s omnibus spending bill (“Consolidated Appropriations Act,” H.R. 133, Pub. L. No.

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