In a significant decision issued last week reaffirming the importance of the attorney-client privilege in connection with internal investigations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court ruling that would have considerably hampered the ability of in-house counsel to Continue Reading
Regulating Your Grocery Cart: The Push for GMO Labeling
If you produce, manufacture, sell, or distribute food products, you may be affected by the various state laws concerning the labeling of certain foods derived from genetically modified organisms (“GMO”). In particular, you should be aware of Vermont’s new GMO labeling law, commonly referred to Continue Reading
Declaratory Judgment Actions – Reconciling the Federal Circuit’s Organic Seed Growers Opinion with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Recent Lexmark Decision
Your longtime client calls to discuss its latest product and to thank you for providing it with great intellectual property counseling. The sales figures for this product are steadily increasing, and your client expects that the product will become a huge commercial success. This is great news for Continue Reading
The Unsatisfactory Insurance Aspect of the Federal Government’s Cybersecurity Initiatives
There has been a furor of activity by the federal government as it grapples with the cyber security threat. Guidance documents roll out, an executive order has been issued, and a Cybersecurity Framework has been set down. In all of this, insurance, the tool that is used in nearly all other Continue Reading
Health Law Insights Newsletter – Issue 3
McCarter & English, LLP’s Healthcare Group presents the May 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. Federal UpdatesCMS Issues Final Rule Designed to Streamline Medicare Regulatory RequirementsOIG Proposed Rules Would Boost Use of Continue Reading
Data on the Move: The Evolution of Mobile Tech and Compliance
Now that computers and the Internet are a regular part of our daily lives, the digital world increasingly contains potential evidence for all types of activity ranging from individual criminal actions to activity that may be relevant to a business litigation or investigation. Forensic investigations Continue Reading
Insurance 101: Don’t Forget the Policy Conditions
Policy conditions are the provisions in an insurance policy that often require the insured to comply with certain requirements to obtain coverage under the policy. Policy conditions can be overlooked because they are not in the insuring agreement, the exclusions, or the definitions. Instead, the Continue Reading
Health Law Insights Newsletter – Issue 2
McCarter & English, LLP’s Healthcare Group presents the April 2014 issue of Health Law Insights, which discusses the latest legal issues in the health care industry. Federal UpdatesCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues Guidance for Meaningful Use Hardship ExceptionCMS Initiates Continue Reading
The Heartbleed Lesson for All Companies? Manage the Risk…
Another day, another computer data security risk. The Heartbleed bug is further evidence that even companies that employ presumably reliable data security measures are vulnerable to revealing third party data to the public and nefarious cyber thieves, exposing companies to potential cyber liability. Continue Reading
IRS Issues Guidance on Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage Under Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans
On April 4, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2014-19 providing guidance on the application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor (“Windsor”) to tax-qualified retirement plans (such as 401(k), profit sharing, and defined benefit plans). The Continue Reading