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Health IT Organizations Soon to Face Enforcement Under Final OIG Information Blocking Rule
After a COVID-19-related delay, on June 27, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a long-awaited final rule that establishes monetary penalties for violations of health information technology (IT) information blocking rules….By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Withholding Data That PTAB Would Deem Relevant to Patentability Supports Adverse Judgment in an IPR
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) granted Petitioner’s motions to sanction Patent Owner for failure to meet its duty of candor and fair dealing in five related inter partes review proceedings. The PTAB found that Patent Owner had improperly withheld the results of scientific testing that was material to the challenged patent claims….By: Akin…
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Those Aren’t Doritos: FTC and FDA Send Warning Letters to Companies Marketing Delta-8 Infused Munchies
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent press release marks a continuation in government action against manufacturers of products infused with delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8). In May 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to companies advertising delta-8 products as treatments for various medical conditions (see our prior post)……By: Mintz
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PlainsCapital Bank Announces Data Breach Involving Vendor’s Use of MOVEit
On July 14, 2023, PlainsCapital Bank filed a “Notice of Data Event” with the Attorney General of Montana after discovering that one of the bank’s vendors experienced a data breach related to the vendor’s use of the file-transfer program MOVEit. In a notice posted on its website, PlainsCapital Bank explains that the incident resulted in…
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Henry Ford Health System Announces Data Breach Following Email Phishing Attack
On July 18, 2023, Henry Ford Health System posted a notice of data breach on its website after discovering that a successful email phishing scheme resulted in an estimated 168,000 patients’ confidential information being exposed. In this notice, Henry Ford Health explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access patients’…
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Phoenician Medical Center, Inc. Notifies 162,500 Patients of Recent Data Breach
On July 5, 2023, Phoenician Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliates, Phoenix Neurological & Pain Institute and Laser Surgery Center (collectively, “PMC”), filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights after discovering that an unauthorized party accessed—and potentially stole—patient data. In this notice, PMC…
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Quorum Federal Credit Union Announces Data Breach Resulting from MOVEit Vulnerability
On July 17, 2023, Quorum Federal Credit Union filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that a vulnerability within the file transfer software MOVEit resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access confidential customer data. In this notice, Quorum explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Russia Hits Grain Ports in Odesa and Threatens Ships Headed to Ukraine
Ukraine accused Moscow of specifically targeting the infrastructure for exporting food, after Russia pulled out of an agreement allowing ships carrying grain to sail past its Black Sea blockade.
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Auckland Shooting: 2 Killed in New Zealand as World Cup Is Set to Begin
There were also multiple injuries, the police said, and the 24-year-old gunman was also killed. The shooting was not far from where Norway’s national team is staying for the Women’s World Cup.
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Swedish Embassy in Baghdad Is Set on Fire
Episodes of Quran burning in Sweden have angered many in the Muslim world and drawn condemnation from the country’s authorities.
