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Congress Violated U.S. Constitution When It Passed Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Texas Court Rules

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Congress improperly passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, including the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), a federal court in Texas has ruled. State of Texas v. Department of Justice et al., No. 5:23-cv-00034...more

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FTC Sues Private Equity Firm and Anesthesiology Practice for Antitrust Violations

On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP), in the Southern District of Texas, alleging the two companies “[e]xecuted a...more

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Access to Abortion Pill on the Precipice: A Deep Dive into the Federal Court Rulings that will Decide the Fate of Mifepristone 

For a brief moment in time last April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) approval of the commonly-used abortion medication, Mifepristone, was curtailed. Just days after a Texas federal judge’s ruling suspended...more

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Texas Lab Settles Unnecessary Drug Testing Allegations for $6 Million

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A laboratory company based in Texas, Genotox Laboratories Ltd., recently reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute violations, stemming from allegations related to...more

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Cannabis Legal Report - July 2022

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Florida Lawsuit Challenges Federal Regulations Regarding Firearm Purchases for Medical Cannabis Patients - Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for more time to respond to a...more

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FTC, DOJ Halt Credit Repair Operation Over Deceptive Practices

On March 18, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued an injunction against a Texas-based credit repair company that allegedly made false promises to remove negative information from credit reports...more

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Federal Judge in Texas Blocks Enforcement of Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers

On Friday, January 21, 2022, Judge Jeffrey V. Brown of the Southern District of Texas issued a nation-wide injunction, blocking enforcement of President Biden’s Executive Order 14043. Executive Order 14043 requires...more

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1st Amendment Win For Credit Card Surcharges| Texas Sues Over Electricity Bills | Dodgy COVID Fees

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2022 AG Elections- Former South Dakota Attorney General Steps Back into Contention for AG’s Office- •Marty Jackley, who formerly served as U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, South Dakota AG, and President of the National...more

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Although the COVID-19 Pandemic Persists, So Does the Constitution

Landlords in the state of Texas won a battle over their ability to conduct residential evictions when a federal court struck down the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) broad eviction moratorium last Thursday. On February...more

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Second Criminal No-Poach Case Brought by DOJ

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On January 7, 2021, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced a two-count indictment of Surgical Care Affiliates LLC (“SCA”), which owns and operates outpatient medical care centers across the...more

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID-19 Related Insurance Cases

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Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID‐19 Related Insurance Cases As reported in our September update, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation at its July 2020 hearing session requested...more

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Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for January 2017

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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