President Trump issued a Memorandum on April 6 directing the heads of all executive departments and agencies to identify on a fast-track basis (60 days) certain categories of “unlawful and potentially unlawful” regulations and…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On April 9, President Trump issued an Executive Order instructing agency heads, in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Attorney General, to complete a review of all regulations subject to…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Elections & Politics
In its recent decision in Pets Gifts USA v. Imagine This Company, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit emphasized that while parties may wish to file an appeal, their desires are always subject to the strict…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
On March 27, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was launching an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force, whose stated purpose is to advocate for the elimination of anticompetitive state and federal laws and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health
Nearly 60 years ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court published one of its seminal bidding cases in Commercial Cleaning Corp. v. Sullivan, holding that a trial-type hearing is not required when challenging a bid award. Nevertheless,…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Contracting
Effective Oct. 29, 2025, an amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), adopted via Pennsylvania Senate Bill 365 (Bill), will change the standard for first responders, including Emergency Medical Services…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans for a “reorganization of the Office of the General Counsel” (OGC) “[a]s part of the department’s ongoing efforts to advance the Secretary…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
In Pennsylvania, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNPs) do not have independence of practice. They may provide diagnoses and prescribe treatments only in collaboration with a physician, as per the details of their…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Professional Malpractice
On Feb. 26, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson issued a “Directive Regarding Labor Markets Task Force” pursuant to which a Joint Labor Task Force is being organized consisting of the Directors of the Bureaus…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Labor & Employment Law
On Jan. 17, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regulations focusing on the H-1B nonimmigrant classification (a nonimmigrant status for foreign workers in specialty occupations) went into effect. In part,…
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/ Business Organizations, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few exceptions…
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/ Administrative Law, Family Law, Health
On Dec. 9, 2024, a divided panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a class action lawsuit by New Jersey job applicants denied employment by Walmart because they tested positive for cannabis. The…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
Back in late January, U.S. District Court Judge Xavier Rodriguez in the Western District of Texas granted summary judgment to Loredo Medical Center (LMC) and a locally-based interventional cardiology group (LMC Cardiology Group)…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Torts, Civil Procedure
On Feb. 18, in U.S. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the First Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Sixth Circuit and the Eighth Circuit in holding that, for purposes of establishing that a claim for payment of items or services…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Government Contracting, Health
Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B lottery will open at noon EST on March 7, 2025, and run through noon EST on March 24,…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
