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Georgia 6-Week Abortion Law Is Void Ab Initio

By Amy Fouts and Claire Bass on November 18, 2022 Posted in Alert

On Nov. 15, the Superior Court of Fulton County issued an order finding that two sections of the Georgia LIFE Act (the Act) – Sections 4 and 11 – were void ab initio. Section 4 of the Act criminalized abortions after the detection of a heartbeat (typically around six weeks into the pregnancy), with exceptions … Continue Reading

Federal Judge Blocks Idaho from Enforcing Abortion Ban in Emergencies

By Amy Fouts, Gregory Tanner and Claire Bass on September 1, 2022 Posted in Post-Dodds

On Aug. 24, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho’s new abortion law. The law was set to take effect on Aug. 25, 2022. As previously reported, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit on Aug. 2 against the state of Idaho, … Continue Reading

HHS Letter to Healthcare Providers About Emergency Medical Care

By Amy Fouts and Claire Bass on July 12, 2022 Posted in Healthcare

On Monday, July 11, 2022, the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a letter to healthcare providers regarding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), indicating that when a state law prohibits abortion and does not provide an exception that aligns with EMTALA’s emergency medical condition definition, that state law is … Continue Reading

Senate Democrats recently introduced the Stop Price Gouging Act

By Lee H. Rosebush, Nicholas C. Mowbray and Chris Jones on February 15, 2019 Posted in Healthcare

Senate Democrats recently introduced the Stop Price Gouging Act (S. 378), which seeks to place an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies in proportion to price spikes on prescription drugs. The bill generally requires a company to justify to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) any spike in prescription drug prices, but it is … Continue Reading

Caution Ahead: Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act Puts Companies in the Crosshairs

By Suchismita Pahi and Paul Karlsgodt on April 11, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

Although healthcare entities are exempt from BIPA’s requirements because of HIPAA, they are likely next in line for lawsuits because of their rapid adoption of biometric authentication measures for employees and contractors. Despite being on the books since 2008, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has only recently become the subject of litigation – … Continue Reading