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Integrating Trans-Atlantic Internet Medical Law
Both Europe and the United States are actively regulating the practice of Internet medicine. Evidence of the extent of such regulation may be found in the California Telehealth Advancement Act (AB 415; http://bit.ly/WZFcbD). This legislation made it easier for health-care providers to use the Internet in the treatment of patients, especially in underserved areas of the state. Also factoring in is HIPAA's Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (www.healthit.gov), and the enactment by the European Parliament of various privacy directives, which regulate the processing and use of the Internet for health-care transactions. These and myriad other statutes must be integrated to facilitate the lawful use of the Internet to support trans-Atlantic clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration transactions.
Technological developments such as videoconferencing, the Internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media and terrestrial and wireless communications have caused rapid changes in how electronic transmission of patient information ' i.e., telemedicine ' is conducted. So, too, have legal developments in America and Europe.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.