This chart lists and compare the current and proposed OPA liability limitations and financial responsibility requirements under the CLEAR Act, the RESPOND Act and Senator...

OIG Report Cites Physician Overpayments Related to Incorrect Place-of-Service Codes The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“O...

Fulbright litigation and transactional securities partners will discuss the obligations and risks that confront publicly held companies in the wake of the newly enacted Dodd...

Given recent events, and increased public awareness and participation in the various debates surrounding the environmental aspects of upstream oil and gas exploration and...

As the use of a two-step acquisition structure, such as a front-end tender offer followed by a merger, continues to rise steadily in the United States public company M&...

On July 9, 2010, the FAA issued a Final Rule[1] relating to all U.S. registered civil aircraft. The Final Rule amends existing FAA Regulations so that effective October 1,...

Significant releases of oil that occur in waters of the United States could result in liability under many federal and state statutes and regulations. This Primer provides a...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently found in United States v. Deloitte that documents related to a company's LLP tax...

Data privacy is a hot-button issue. Not only is it a concern for internet users, it has also become a means by which companies compete, and customers sometimes leave...

The FERC’s recent order in Arizona Public Service Co ., 132 FERC ¶ 61,064 (2010), may have important implications for the natural gas and oil pipeline industries...

Fulbright partners Evelyn Biery and Louis Strubeck authored the U.S. chapter in the book  Corporate Recovery & Insolvency 2010 , which covers 35...

Section 2 enforcement by the U.S. antitrust authorities is back—at least, that is what the antitrust enforcers themselves have been saying. An examination of...

CMS Publishes Meaningful Use Tip Sheets for Providers The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently published on its web site four new...

On July 21, 2010, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the United States intends to impose new economic sanctions against North Korea. Secretary Clinton...

On July 16, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued its second Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Opinion Procedure Release of 2010. The...