Sep 30, 2024 Hurricane Season Brings Limited HIPAA Privacy Rule Relief By Trish Markus Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern United States from September 26-28, dumping nearly 30 inches of rain in some western North...
Sep 27, 2024 Leveraging Former Mine Lands for Economic Development: A Game-changer for Appalachian Communities? By Jonah Samples The recent research by West Virgnia University, which developed a Zillow-inspired software to repurpose former mine lands for economic...
Sep 27, 2024 Walgreen’s v. Walgreen Health or “My Name, My Heritage, My Trademark Infringement Suit: Part 2” By John McElwaine The first legal article I wrote after law school was published in the July/August 1996 edition of the SC Lawyer (it's so old I can’t even...
Sep 27, 2024 Don't Put Your Arbitration Award's Confidentiality At Risk By Matthew Iverson Is your unfavorable arbitration award confidential? Probably, but only if you don't contest it. There has been a recent trend by members...
Sep 25, 2024 Housing Shortage Presents Opportunity for Residential Developers in West Virginia By Randy Saunders With the influx of business investment into West Virginia, there is both excitement and a recognized need for housing to meet current and...
Sep 25, 2024 Federal AI Civil Rights Bill Introduced to Guard Civil Liberties, Mitigate Algorithmic Bias, and Protect Livelihoods By Franklin Chou United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have proposed the Artificial Intelligence Civil Rights Act...
Sep 24, 2024 Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Doesn't Prevent Certain Bankruptcy Court Decisions By Shane Ramsey In an opinion issued on Sept. 20 by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, Judge David T. Thuma held that the...
Sep 24, 2024 CA Governor Vetos Opt-out Preference Amendment By Mallory Acheson California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed A.B. 3048, an amendment to California's landmark consumer privacy act that dealt with the...
Sep 23, 2024 AT&T Consent Decree Underscores Telecommunications Carriers’, Vendors’ Obligations to Protect Customer Data By Jack Pringle On Sept. 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has reached a Consent Decree with AT&T Services Inc. to...
Sep 23, 2024 IRS Has Daunting Task in Supreme Court Bankruptcy Clawback Case By Shane Ramsey The United States Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in United States v. Miller pits the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS)...
Sep 23, 2024 Leveraging Renewable Energy for Economic Growth in Appalachia By Jonah Samples As Appalachia continues its economic transformation, renewable energy is emerging as a key driver of growth. The recently published REAP...
Sep 23, 2024 Providers Must Comply With Reproductive Health Amendment HIPAA Privacy Final Rule Soon By Marielle Montecillo Gina Greenwood On April 22, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Final Rule...