This overview is excerpted from Manatt on Health, Manatt’s subscription service that provides in-depth insights and analysis focused on the legal, policy and market developments. As part of the House’s “China Week”—focusing on legislation to curb threats from Beijing—the House passed the BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 8333) on September 9 with strong bipartisan support (in a…
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Left to right: Heather Alice Lang Vass and Carlos Chacon in court (KGTV) Inset: Megan Espinoza (Glen Abbey Memorial Park & Mortuary). A California plastic surgeon and his nurse were sentenced for their roles in a botched plastic surgery that killed a patient and mother of two. Dr. Carlos Chacon was sentenced on Friday to…
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to pay a daily fine of R$5 million ($900,000 USD) on Thursday following the platform’s failure to comply with the court’s order to suspend its operation in Brazil. The decision comes after Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) reported an update to X’s application that provided…
I. Summary In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information regarding transactions and conduct in the space. US antitrust agencies’ enforcement actions continued to have a mixed track record, successfully blocking traditional horizontal…
(Image via Getty) Election nerds and high school civics teachers will absolutely delight in the new PBS special, DEADLOCK: an election story. And, frankly, the interesting (if overly earnest) documentary is worth a watch for anyone looking to turn down the highly partisan election rhetoric. The special, hosted by UC Davis School of Law professor…
Hundreds of people were sickened at a “Tough Mudder” event in California in 2023 (KTVU). Hundreds of people were sickened with rashes, fevers, headaches, and swollen lymph nodes after crawling through mud pits contaminated with bacteria from untreated water at a so-called “Tough Mudder” obstacle course in California last year, a new lawsuit alleges. The…
US lawmakers urged the Biden administration in a hearing on Wednesday to intensify efforts to secure the release of Americans allegedly unjustly detained in China. Representative Chris Smith and Senator Jeff Merkley, co-chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), alongside representatives Zach Nunn and Michelle Steel, emphasised the need to prioritise the release of…
USCIS has extended green card validity for lawful permanent residents who are awaiting the approval of their Form I-90, Application to Replace Permanent Resident Card. Initially, USCIS extended green card validity by 12 months for applicants who filed Form I-90 while their renewal applications were pending. In September 2022, USCIS further extended the automatic extension…
