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In response to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine, and Belarus' enabling of it, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has amended the Export Administration Regulations...

Illinois was one of the first states to explicitly allow authorized electronic monitoring (AEM devices, or so-called ‘granny cams') to record residents in long-term care facilities.

Other Transaction (OT) authority and related agreements (OTAs) continue to be all the rage. And why shouldn’t they be? OTAs—particularly those advertised by the U.S. Department of...

With the COVID-19 outbreak rapidly decentralizing healthcare diagnostics, the use of microfluidics-based point-of-care diagnostic devices can provide higher accuracy, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA

[co-author: Genta Iwasaki] In a February 10, 2021 ruling (the “Garcia Ruling”) out of the District Court for the Central District of California (the “CDCA Court”) in the case of ., 20-02250JVS (C.D. Ca. Feb. 10, 2021), the CDCA Court held that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (42 U.S.C. § 247d–6d) (the “PREP Act”) provides senior living facilities with an exemption from civil liability for actions taken by such facilities to protect facility residents from COV...

Senior Living Communities, Liability for COVID-19 Countermeasures, and the PREP Act: Is the Tide Turning for Providers? Monday, March 8, 2021 In a February 10, 2021 ruling (the “Garcia Ruling”) out of the CDCA Court for the Central District of California (the “CDCA Court”) in the case of  ., 20-02250JVS (C.D. Ca. Feb. 10, 2021), the CDCA Court held that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (42 U.S.C. § 247d–6d) (the “PREP Act”) provides senior living fa...

Introduction ICC") has introduced new rules for arbitration (the " 2021 Rules") that will apply to cases filed from January 1, 2021 onward. The 2021 Rules respond to the global pandemic by modernizing procedures and increasing the role of technology. The previous arbitration rules came into force on March 1, 2017 (the " 2017 Rules") and will continue to apply to cases registered before January 1, 2021. Overview of Key Changes in the 2021 Rules (a) Increased Use of Technology The 2021 Rules repr...

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