Administrative

DOJ Targets Neurofeedback Billing in $15 Million Behavioral Health Fraud CaseFirst Circuit Adopts “But For” AKS Standard, Leaving Third Circuit Alone in Causal-Link StandardCMS Nearly Doubles Prior Stark Self-Disclosure Dollar Record in 2024

Class Action & Mass Torts

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Townstone Financial, Inc.Second Circuit Strikes Down Attempted Bankruptcy Contempt Proceedings In Class ContextNinth Circuit Reverses Award of Attorneys’ Fees More than 30 Times Greater than Amount Received by Class Members

Corporate & Commercial

FTC Signals Continued Enforcement of “Made in USA” Labeling Rule and GuidanceOCC Reaffirms that its National Bank Preemption Regulations are LawfulWhat’s New in Digital Asset Policy?

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Financial

OCC Reaffirms that its National Bank Preemption Regulations are LawfulThe Archdiocese Resurrects Faith in the New York Court System:  New York Supreme Court Issues Another Decision Allowing a New York Policyholder to Seek Damages for Bad-Faith Claim HandlingWhat’s New in Digital Asset Policy?

Health Care

LLR Closes New Fund With $2.45 BillionHealthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: New Mountain Invests in SmarterDxHas the Reset Really Hurt Healthcare M&A? With Diwakar Sinha

Insurance

The Archdiocese Resurrects Faith in the New York Court System:  New York Supreme Court Issues Another Decision Allowing a New York Policyholder to Seek Damages for Bad-Faith Claim HandlingNorth Carolina: Policyholders Not Contributorily Negligent for Agent’s MisstatementsThe Increasing Importance of Political and Marine/War Risks Insurance to Manage Risks From Global Unrest and Disruptions to the International Trade System   

International

Healthcare Fraud Enforcement in a Second Trump Administration: Trends, Priorities, and ImplicationsSupreme Court Declines to Narrow Reach of Federal Fraud LawFDA to Expand Unannounced Inspections of Foreign Facilities — Manufacturers, Research Firms Should Prepare

Privacy & Data Security

Broad Interpretation of CCPA’s Private Right of Action Increases Business Risk to Tracking Technologies LawsuitsBusinesses Beware:  The California Privacy Protection Agency Is Taking a Strict View on CCPA Compliance and Seeking to Impose Maximum Fines for Non-ComplianceCFPB Explores the Need for Greater Financial Privacy

Technology

OCC Reaffirms that its National Bank Preemption Regulations are LawfulWhat’s New in Digital Asset Policy?States May Not Obtain Civil Money Penalties Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act