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Following its neighboring states, Connecticut legalized recreational cannabis after Governor Ned Lamont signed the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act (RERACA) on June 22.

A regional hospital system in Akron, Ohio, Akron General Health System (AGHS) reached a $21.25 million settlement over allegations that an improper physician referral arrangement violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Self-Referral Law, and the False Claims Act (FCA).

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that has a direct impact on the 340B Drug Discount Program (the 340B Program) and how Medicare will reimburse hospitals for dispensing of 340B covered drugs, as well as other reimbursement issues.

In the most recent WorldSmart podcast, International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil sit down with Peters & Peters Partners Keith Oliver, Head of International, and Michael O’Kane, Head of Business Crime, to discuss the effects of covid in the international world of white collar crime and

In a move that significantly departs from the NCAA’s strict stance against college athletes’ ability to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (NIL), the NCAA Board of Directors approved interim policy changes on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, which suspend NCAA enforcement of NIL rule violations

In a major property rights decision, the US Supreme Court held that the federal Constitution protects against a state mandating union access to an employer’s private property for organizing purposes.

After an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted four California residents for their scheme to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking millions of dollars in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) COVID-19 relief funds.

Although the Connecticut legislature was not successful in passing a privacy law similar to those passed in California, Colorado and Virginia, on June 24, 2021, the “Act Incentivizing The Adoption Of Cybersecurity Standards For Businesses” (Public Act No. 21-119 ) (“Cybersecurity Standards Act”)

For the last 10 years, the State of California has been requiring charities that operate or solicit donations in that state to file a copy of their federal tax return – which discloses the names and addresses of the charity’s major donors – with the State’s Attorney General.

How challenging is LIBOR Transition proving to be in the US structured finance market?

Most benefits under the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave (MA PFML) became available to eligible employees on January 1, 2021. The final benefit, leave to care for a family member with a serious health condition, becomes available to eligible employees on July 1, 2021.

Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited (the Company), a subsidiary of John Wood Group plc (Wood), a United Kingdom-based global engineering company, agreed to pay more than $41 million in penalties and disgorgement for alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).[1]

Carbon-reduction claims, such as “carbon neutral” and claims about lower “carbon footprints,” are proliferating in the marketplace. Many of these advertising claims are based on the purchase of carbon credits, an environmental asset that represents a verifiable reduction in carbon dioxide (or other

We reported on the conciliation procedures that the EEOC proposed during the Trump administration’s waning months. Those procedures, with some revisions, took effect in February 2021.

On June 25 the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it would re-codify its 2013 regulation subjecting the practices and policies of homeowners insurers to scrutiny under a disparate impact standard as a means of enforcing the Fair Housing Act.

Rapper and actor Ice Cube sued the online trading platform Robinhood alleging false association, misappropriation of publicity rights, and unfair competition based on Robinhood’s use of Ice Cube’s image and a paraphrased lyric from his single, “Check yo self.”

Following a challenging year due to the worldwide impact of COVID-19 and natural disasters, industry experts and economists are forecasting growth in the construction industry. Paused projects have re-started, restrictions have been lifted, stimulus packages continue to provide relief and a proposed

On June 21, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Alston v. NCAA that certain rules enacted by the NCAA cannot survive federal antitrust scrutiny.

Withhold release order was issued that will prohibit imports of products produced in whole or part from silica produced by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. This company has been linked to the largest global solar producers.

On June 23, 2021, CVS Pharmacy Inc. was cleared of claims of overcharging drug purchasers by more than $121 million for general drugs. This verdict comes after a week-long trial in the Northern District of California beginning June 7, 2021.

FCC Seeks Nominations for Membership on Task Force and Its Working Groups by July 12, 2021

The Illinois General Assembly recently passed Senate Bill 672 (“SB 672” or the “Bill”), which codifies Illinois common law standards for enforceability for covenants not to compete.

Although the economy has begun its recovery, it continues to display contradiction and uncertainty. Unemployment continues at a relatively high rate yet businesses complain of not being able to fill job openings. An inordinate number of workers are quitting their jobs.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and ex-CEO of now-defunct blood testing start-up Theranos, is once again making headlines, this time for her upcoming criminal trial and related court proceedings.

Last week, in a major break from its policy under the Trump administration, the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a Notice of Interpretation, explaining that it will enforce Title IX’s prohibition against sex discrimination to include: (1) discrimination based on