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Healthcare Industry Antitrust Measures Advance as Pandemic Pressures Persist
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Healthcare Industry Antitrust Measures Advance as Pandemic Pressures Persist

Healthcare Industry Antitrust Measures Advance as Pandemic Pressures Persist

July 15th, 2020|Categories: Complex Business Litigation, Corporate Compliance, Emerging Litigation & Risk, News|Tags: antitrust, compliance, Corporate & Securities, COVID, Healthcare|

Healthcare Industry Antitrust Measures Advance as Pandemic Pressures Persist Did consolidation help frustrate U.S. COVID-19 preparedness? Clearly antitrust enforcers must consider external circumstances like the COVID-19 crisis when making enforcement decisions, and the agencies have bene able to pivot to respond to this crisis remarkably quickly. It is important, however, to also consider whether and how these emergency COVID-19 collaborations will unwind once the crisis has subsided. Collaborating competitors will have already shared critical information and resources, and that momentum can be difficult to halt. Jennifer M. Oliver, Partner, MoginRubin LLP READ MORE Jennifer M. Oliver Partner MoginRubin LLP

Cannabis, CBD: Advertising and Drug Test Problems

July 12th, 2020|Categories: Class Actions, Complex Business Litigation, Emerging Litigation & Risk, HB Risk Notes, News|Tags: cannabis, class actions, complex litigation, Consumer Fraud, COVID|

COVID-19 vs Cannabis: Are Closures Legal? In the category of “damned if you do; damned if you don’t,” Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker shut down recreational cannabis shops, citing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. The dispensaries say the shutdown could seriously damage the industry. But, the governor said, the spread of disease will continue to damage the health of his constituents, especially as residents of states where recreational marijuana is illegal, come to Massachusetts to do their cannabis shopping. Citizens of the state may still obtain medical cannabis, as reported by WBUR. Too Much TCH: Can CBD Use Cost You Your Job? A New York truck driver has sued a CBD company for allegedly making a product, which he says he uses for pain relief, with too much THC, more than the label indicates. A Pennsylvania woman filed a similar case and a Missouri school bus monitor had a similar experience. Another Missourian blames the store where he purchased his CBD, saying he was assured the product contained minimal THC. All claim they were told they could pass drug tests. All failed their test. And all lost their jobs, according to a post on the Huffs & Puffs website. "Courtesy of a dearth of strict standards of testing, many companies tend to list lower values of THC on the product label," [...]

Organizational Values & Coronavirus Business Risks | Join Our Webinar June 18

May 19th, 2020|Categories: Corporate Compliance, Employment, HB Risk Notes|Tags: compliance, COVID, employment law, regulations, Risk Management|

Webinar: June 18, 2020 2:00 pm ET 60 mins. CLE: 1+ Complimentary with registration. Get: +CLE +Materials +Recording +Answers! Also available to subscribers of the West LegalEdcenter. Register there! Email us your: Speaker questions CLE questions Speaker: Professor Edward L. Queen Ph.D. , J.D. Director Ethics and Servant Leadership: Emory Center for Ethics Emory University Organizational Values & Coronavirus Business Risks Properly Balancing Stakeholder Concerns Thursday, June 18, 2020 | 2pm ET | 1pm CT | 12pm MT | 11am PT The pandemic brings with it complex liability concerns, stakeholder demands and legal duties. We will take a closer look. The current pandemic confronts businesses, nonprofit organizations, governments, and the legal profession with innumerable ethical challenges. Management issues and liability concerns, stakeholder demands and legal duties become even more complex in an environment of uncertainty and one where the consequences could result in serious illness or even death. This program seeks to engage the participants in thinking through these challenges and developing processes of ethical response to them. Managers must acknowledge and address the framework of fear associated with the pandemic, ranging from fear of contagion and death to fears of unemployment, child care, and the duties of home-schooling. Additionally, as the economy reopens there must be serious attention to the [...]