10.30.14
A privacy controversy is brewing after recent news reports revealed that digital marketing firms are mining photo-sharing sites for data.
10.29.14
Employers have faced a tidal wave of litigation over the alleged misclassification of employees as independent contractors, with workers ranging from FedEx drivers to National Football League cheerleaders challenging their status.
Earlier this year the Seventh Circuit stated that “there is no judicial consensus on how to resolve conflicts between intellectual-property rights and free-speech rights.”
10.28.14
This week, states’ Marketplaces are busy preparing for the 2015 Open Enrollment Period.
10.24.14
A sweepstakes operator agreed to a permanent ban from the prize promotion business pursuant to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission after being accused of operating an international scam.
According to a complaint filed in a Florida court, a Cryptsy account holder is claiming that Project Investors, Inc. (dba Cryptsy) and its founder and CEO should be held liable for Bitcoin allegedly stolen from his Cryptsy account.
10.23.14
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reached a $16 million deal with a Utah bank recently, settling charges that the financial institution engaged in unfair and deceptive acts and practices.
10.22.14
Ever since before the U.S. Supreme Court declared the ACA constitutional two years ago, healthcare executives have been busy re-creating their businesses as if their livelihoods depend on it—which they do.
In a blow to Telephone Consumer Protection Act defendants, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a defendant may be liable for violations of the statute made by a third party – even where the violator was not the advertiser of the product.
10.21.14
Welcome to the first publication of the “Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights” newsletter.