8/31/2026 5:19:21 PM BIS Settlement Highlights Russia Export Control Risks for EAR99 Items and Third-Country Transactions By Faith Dibble Thad McBride On August 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a $1 million settlement with Ohio-based...
8/31/2026 1:12:56 PM The Villages Health System Settles Medicare Advantage Risk-Adjustment Allegations for $541.5 Million By Lindsey Fetzer Ellen Pasquale On August 26, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that The Villages Health System, LLC (TVH), a healthcare provider group located...
8/28/2026 1:19:37 PM Delaware Court of Chancery Orders Specific Performance and Extends Earnout Period 258 Days After Buyer’s Pretextual Takeover By Margaret Dodson Grace Platt Key Takeaways The Delaware Court of Chancery held that a buyer’s termination of “Key Employees” was pretextual, finding the buyer’s “true...
8/28/2026 1:19:31 PM Deloitte DEI Settlement Highlights False Claims Act Risk at Both Federal and State Levels By Richard Arnholt Tim Garrett The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on August 25 that Deloitte has agreed to pay $21.5 million to resolve allegations that...
8/26/2026 5:11:56 PM OIG Greenlights Rare Disease Patient Support Program But Cautions About Emerging IRA Implications By Jennifer Michael Dawn Perez-Slavinski Shannon Wiley Key Takeaways In Advisory Opinion 26-17, OIG approved a proposed arrangement in which a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization...
8/21/2026 1:38:41 PM Session’s Out! Summary of State Health Care Transaction Legislative Updates Since January 1, 2026 By Idena Allen Katie Asquith Rachel Byrd Jansen Carver Lara Flatau +2 more... Show less Key Takeaways Eight states have enacted laws or regulations impacting health care transactions that include new or expanded notice and/or...
8/21/2026 1:35:28 PM OFAC Settlement Highlights Iran Sanctions Risks for Non-U.S. Subsidiaries of U.S. Companies By Thad McBride On August 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $60,764 settlement with Rice Lake...
8/20/2026 1:26:25 PM CMS Imposes Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and CHIP Payment for Certain Gender-Affirming Healthcare for Minors: What Providers Need to Know By Jeff Davis Michael Hess Craig Stewart Key Takeaways CMS has prohibited Medicaid and CHIP reimbursement for certain types of gender-affirming healthcare for minors, including...
8/20/2026 1:23:11 PM BIS Settlement Highlights Export Control Risks for Medical and Research Technology By Faith Dibble Thad McBride On August 14, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a settlement with Plexon, Inc., a Texas...
8/19/2026 5:03:09 PM No More SEC Responses to Rule 14a-8 No-Action Requests: What Public Companies Should Know for the Upcoming Proxy Season By Sehrish Siddiqui On August 14, 2026, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) announced a significant change to the shareholder proposal...
8/14/2026 1:26:38 PM SBA Finalizes New Social Disadvantage Standard for 8(a) Program By Todd Overman The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has finalized a significant change to how small businesses establish social disadvantage for...
8/14/2026 1:25:04 PM NLRB Gains 3-1 Republican Majority, Setting Stage for Major Policy Shifts By Tim Garrett Hunter Yoches On August 7, James Macy, a Republican, was confirmed by the Senate to become the third Republican member of the National Labor Relations...
8/13/2026 1:25:11 PM Shannon Wiley Co-Authors Article on Building Compliance-Driven Infrastructure for Direct-to-Patient Programs By Shannon Wiley Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Shannon Wiley co-authored an article in Pharmaceutical Commerce examining the growing adoption of...
8/12/2026 5:29:15 PM What Happens in Vegas…Gets DOJ’s Attention: $95M Wound Care Fraud Indictment By Denise Barnes Emily Fountain Ben Schrader David Wilson +1 more... Show less On August 5, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nevada returned a six-count...
8/11/2026 6:14:24 PM Public Finance Legislative Update from the Final Session of 114th Tennessee General Assembly By Betsy Knotts In the Final Session of the 114th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators enacted several public chapters of particular interest to local...
8/10/2026 6:14:26 PM 2026 Tennessee Primary Election Update By Mallorie Kerby Erica Penley Ross Smith Key Takeaways U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn secured the Republican nomination for Governor, defeating Congressman John Rose by...