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11.15.21

Department of Health Issues Update on New York State Vaccination Injunction

Manatt has been monitoring the various legal challenges related to New York State’s health care personnel vaccination mandate (“NYS vaccination mandate”).


11.15.21

CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Extends Telehealth Benefits

Manatt explains the telehealth benefits that the CY 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule extends.


11.12.21

SEC Commissioner to DeFi: Follow the Law or Face Enforcement

In a recent article, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw encouraged DeFi participants to voluntarily comply with securities law regulations, in particular those governing risk disclosure, warning that additional enforcement actions are likely against those who fail to do so.


11.11.21

OFAC Speaks Again on Ransomware: Mature Cybersecurity Programs Are Important

Last year, as employees clicked away at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, ransomware attacks surged.


11.09.21

Words Matter: Specification’s Narrow Description Limited Patent Scope/Protection

In Wastow Enterprises, LLC v. TruckMovers.com, Inc., the Federal Circuit held the patent claims were limited to a universal folding boom trailer because the specification, including the title, referred to the “present invention” as including this limitation.


11.09.21

Telehealth and SUD: Lessons From the Pandemic

Manatt answers key questions on lessons learned during COVID about using telehealth to treat substance use disorders.


11.08.21

Top Takeaways from OSHA’s New Employer Vaccination Rules

On November 4, 2021, OSHA issued its hotly anticipated emergency temporary standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to implement vaccination and testing programs.


11.08.21

Second Circuit Vaccination Injunction Update

Late Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the temporary injunction that had allowed for a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination under New York’s health care personnel vaccination requirement, and remanded the cases back to the lower courts for further ...


11.05.21

Administration Releases CMS and OSHA Emergency Rules Requiring Vaccination for Health Care Workers

The Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of two interim final rules.


11.04.21

Beyond Big Tech: CFPB’s Payments Data Obsession May Broadly Target Third-Party Data Purchasers

In late October, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent a shot across the bow at Big Tech’s use of consumer payments data.