Publications

The United States Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that a trademark applicant’s mark—one that sounds a lot like the “F-word”—is entitled to a trademark registration. The result of that decision is considered a victory for free speech. In Iancu v. Brunetti, Erik Brunetti sought federal registration of the mark […]

Hackers and scammers have attempted to hijack email accounts and convince unsuspecting victims to transfer money overseas using multiple scam scenarios: lottery scams, the grandparent scams, dating scams, and more. But recently the number of scam emails focusing on hijacking the emails of executives of larger companies has significantly increased. […]

After two years, consumers finally have the next step toward ultimate resolution of the Equifax data breach that resulted in the compromise of 147 million individual’s personal information. A proposed settlement to a class action suit was submitted to a federal judge on July 22, 2019. The proposed settlement would […]

Section 501(r) of the Code established a number of requirements for tax-exempt hospitals, including provisions related to financial assistance policies, limitations on charges, and billing and collection matters. Every § 501(c)(3) tax-exempt hospital, including “dual status” governmental hospitals (those governmental hospitals that separately obtained § 501(c)(3) status), must adopt and […]

Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc., the parent company of NoMoreClipboard, recently paid $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and entered into a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. […]