• 09.22.16

    Video Privacy Protection Act Meets Spokeo - and Court Lets Case Continue

    In the latest decision involving the application of the Video Privacy Protection Act to modern technology, a federal court in Massachusetts refused to dismiss a putative class action against the company behind the USA Today app.In late 2013, Alexander Yershov downloaded and began using the USA ...

  • 09.22.16

    AI in Digital Health

    By Jordan Pritchett, Analyst, Manatt DigitalAI is arguably the most fascinating development within the digital world and is an important aspect of what many have termed our "fourth industrial revolution." It is a burgeoning industry with nearly unfathomable potential. A recent report by ...

  • 09.20.16

    Crowdfunding Real Estate Commands Cautious Excitement

    The ubiquity of crowdfunding websites like GoFundMe and Kickstarter, coupled with Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act going into effect earlier this year and opening up public, online crowd capitalism, made it almost inevitable that crowdfunding platforms geared towards real estate ...

  • 09.20.16

    FCC's Robocall Strike Force Meets, Considers Solutions

    The Federal Communications Commission held its first meeting of the Robocall Strike Force, with more than 33 companies and organizations represented for the concerted effort to strike out robocalls. An industry-led Strike Force group committed “to developing comprehensive solutions to ...

  • 09.15.16

    Antitrust Issues Under the New York DSRIP Process

    The unfolding process in the New York Medicaid Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program (DSRIP), the work of the resulting regional Performing Provider Systems, and the move towards value-based payments with health plans, is all predicated on certain assumptions. Those assumptions include, ...

  • 09.15.16

    As California Burns, Costs Trump Safety

    Wildfires in the West, and particularly in California, have been a recurring story as the severe drought has made the area even more susceptible to major fire events. Most recently the Blue Cut fire in Southern California forced the evacuation of 80,000 people, destroyed over 100 homes as well as ...

  • 09.15.16

    New York DFS Issues $180M BSA/AML Penalty

    New York’s banking regulator cracked down on enforcement of the state’s anti-money laundering (AML) law, issuing a $180 million penalty against Mega International Commercial Bank of Taiwan (Mega Bank) for past violations and requiring an independent monitor going forward.What ...

  • 09.15.16

    Tenth Circuit: Color + Pattern = Trademark Protection

    In the context of product packaging, color can only be distinctive for trademark purposes when combined with a shape, pattern, or design, the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled when holding that on its own, a color scheme is not "inherently distinctive" enough for legal ...

  • 09.13.16

    WADA Is "Broken" and Should Be Replaced

    One sure way to tell the weakness of an organization is to see what its supporters are saying about it. By that standard, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is very weak indeed.For example, although WADA is half funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 84 out of 85 IOC members in ...

  • 09.09.16

    Environmental Justice Takes Center Stage in Climate Change Legislation

    In the final weeks of this year’s legislative session, the California Legislature struck far-reaching agreements on climate-change legislation at a time when it wasn’t clear that the political will existed for such a deal.The Legislature first passed a pair of measures that would extend ...

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