Publications

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a statement following its investigation of a proposed transaction between Fairfield Medical Center and OhioHealth. The statement and corresponding guidance offer health care organizations a clear signal that the FTC continues to closely scrutinize hospital transactions. The case is worth close attention for […]

Health care organizations serving patients across certain state lines should be aware of a recent development in Kansas that may affect prescription fulfillment for advanced practice providers. In August 2026, the Kansas Attorney General issued Opinion No. 2026-7, addressing the interaction between the Kansas Pharmacy Act and prescriptions issued by […]

States are continuing to modify, update, and tailor their data breach notification requirements. These changes (generally) fall into three categories: Narrowing the scope of exceptions to the definition of a breach; Expanding the definition of personally identifiable data (PII); and, Requiring notice to the Attorney General (“AG”) for the state […]

California finds itself leading the way with artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulation after successfully passing a law that would govern legal practitioners’ use of AI. On August 31, 2026, California’s state legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 574 (the “Bill”), which will serve to impose legal requirements surrounding the use of AI […]

With the proliferation of claims against businesses that utilize cookies and other tracking technologies on their websites utilizing the California Invasion of Privacy Act (the “CIPA”), the California legislature stepped into the conversation.  We previously outlined the basis of these CIPA claims in detail, where the claims originate under two […]