Discusses recent Thompson v. Laspisa appellate decision, including its long-term effects on necessity for expert witnesses in professional negligence cases.
Describes recent changes and additions to Illinois employment laws that mean employers should review and update their employee handbooks and policies.
Discusses the rationale for FTC changes to Safeguards Rule, as well as noting types of business entities affected. Includes brief history of Rules’ origins.
Analyzes a California appellate court ruling that corporate representative witnesses can only testify about matters within their personal knowledge or based upon admissible evidence.
Explains Illinois Appellate Court’s ruling to allow only limited use of Google Earth and other internet and satellite-based images as admissible evidence.
Examines Seventh Circuit’s recent clarification of home-state controversy and internal-affairs exceptions to federal court jurisdiction under CAFA.
Announcement of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)'s Final Rule on civil money penalties for failure to properly report claims of Medicare beneficiaries.
Highlights important proposed changes to antitrust Merger Guidelines. Includes evaluation of essential steps merger and acquisition parties will need to take if changes are approved.
Highlights important proposed changes to the Premerger Notification Form required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. Includes evaluation of essential steps transaction parties will need to take if changes are approved.
Summarizes the need for standards to facilitate best practices for internal investigations and presents an overview of the new ISO TS 37008 standard.