May 18, 2020 | Commercial Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law
With the onset of COVID-19, everything is virtual – social visits, happy hours, work meetings, court hearings, and even appellate arguments. All of this is temporary, but is some of it here to stay? Professional neutrals believe virtual Alternative Dispute...
May 18, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
The Covid-19 crisis has caused everyone to rethink what it means to conduct “business as normal.” Georgia’s judicial system is no different. Social distancing does not allow for in-person evidentiary hearings or trials. Because there are no provisions for how to...
May 12, 2020 | Cyber Law, Health Care, HIPAA
On May 5, HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance on covered healthcare providers and restrictions on media access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”) about individuals in their facilities. In its guidance, OCR reminded...
May 9, 2020 | Government Investigations
As “social distancing” was just beginning to permeate the national discourse, two FINRA member firms were in the throes of a high stakes arbitration involving allegations of fraud, breach of contract and violation of the standards of commercial honor and principles of...
