At a public meeting held on January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) summarized the Second Interim Staff Report (Second Report) stemming from its investigation into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their impacts on competition in the health care marketplace. The Second Report, Continue Reading
Season of Enforcement: OCR Announces Its Sixth Enforcement Action of 2025
With apologies to Santa: You better mind risk (analysis).You shouldn’t deny (access).You better keep out those baddies who spy (with ransomware). OCR is going to town! With 2025 barely three weeks old, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has already Continue Reading
Philip Amoa Discusses Pennsylvania Corporation Law
Practical Law Corporate & Securities publishes an article Philip Amoa authored on a Q&A guide to for-profit corporation law in Pennsylvania. This Q&A addresses key areas of corporate law such as formation, foreign qualification, mergers, anti-takeover laws, and dissolution. Continue Reading
Death Knell Inches Closer for Connecticut’s Transfer Act
In a move much anticipated by the real estate, environmental, financial, and business communities, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) released this week its Release-Based Cleanup Regulations (PR2024-025) to replace the much maligned Connecticut Transfer Act Continue Reading
Massachusetts Releases Emergency Guidelines Concerning MBTA Communities Act Zoning
Massachusetts’s Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) issued emergency guidelines for the implementation and enforcement of the MBTA Communities Act, following on the heels of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s much anticipated January 8 ruling holding that the Act Continue Reading
Governor Murphy’s 2025 State of the State Address
Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy delivered his annual State of the State Address, outlining an ambitious agenda aimed at securing economic opportunity and strengthening New Jersey’s future. Murphy is in his final year of office after serving two consecutive terms. The Governor expressed confidence Continue Reading
What Happens When Uncle Sam Doesn’t Understand SAM? The Case of the Lucky Protester . . .
New Jersey Statutory Year-End Review
Compared to previous years, the New Jersey Legislature passed a limited number of statutes impacting health care in 2024. It was a slow start to 2024, but activity picked up in the last six months of the calendar year. Once again, the Legislature waited until the last minute to extend parity rates Continue Reading
New Jersey Remote Sales Tax Bill a Good Step but Needs Clarity
A recent bill in New Jersey aims to reduce the tax burden on smaller merchants by removing the 200-transaction requirement from the state’s sales tax and corporation business tax nexus thresholds. Paul Buonaguro, attorney from our Tax and Benefits team, note that while the bill provides relief for Continue Reading
2025 Updates to US Merger Filing Thresholds, Filing Fees, and Interlocking Directorate Exemptions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 10, 2025, increased reporting thresholds for transactions. Annually, the FTC reviews and adjusts the premerger notification reporting thresholds for reporting acquisitions of voting securities, assets, or noncorporate interests (each a Continue Reading