Publications

On November 7, U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon dismissed the copyright lawsuit brought by Raw Story Media Inc. (“Raw Story”) and Alternet Media Inc. (“Alternet”) against OpenAI without prejudice. Numerous cases have been brought against OpenAI or similar generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) entities, based on claims such as trademark law […]

This month, regulators have brought two enforcement actions that should get the attention of banks and other payment service providers. First, on November 5, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it was bringing an enforcement action against banking app Dave in connection with a cash advance service that purported to […]

Earlier this month, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) voted to adopt new regulations regarding data broker registration requirements.  The proposed regulations are now with the Office of Administrative Law for review, and, if approved, will take effect on January 1, 2025. The adopted regulations clarify provisions […]

A recent trend in the health care industry is employers offering additional (taxable) wages or other financial incentives in exchange for an employee declining coverage under the employer-sponsored group health plan.  Regardless of the (often well-meaning) reason for offering these types of “cash in lieu” arrangements, employers must consider the […]

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a regulation that extends the full set of telemedicine flexibilities regarding the prescribing of controlled medications that were implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).  The flexibilities are now extended through […]