What Is The Status Of Personal Data Transfers Between the EU and the UK?
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On December 24, 2020, the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement was announced. This Agreement contained an adequacy “bridge” so that the EU will treat the UK as an adequate jurisdiction for purposes of
H-1B Lottery System To Remain Unchanged for 2021
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. On Jan. 7, US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the H-1B Selection final rule, which amended the regulations governing the process by which USCIS selects H-1B registrations for the filing o
Major EHR Vendor Settles False Claims Act Allegations
Health IT company Athenahealth, a major developer and vendor of electronic health record (EHR) services, agreed to pay over $18 million to settle federal False Claims Act allegations related to purported kickbacks from 2014 to 2020...
Who Gets Custody?
Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers, Esq. The answer is, it depends. In North Carolina, there are two ways custody can be decided, by consent, or by a judge following a custody hearing. North Carolina strongly favors parents working together to
President Biden Plans Sweeping Immigration Changes
Written by: Ashik R. Jahan, Esq. President Biden plans sweeping immigration changes, including a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States; create an earned path
Nicki Minaj Demonstrates the New Cost of the Sampling of Copyrighted Music without a License
Written by: Aris C. Rotella, Esq. Fair-use is the first defense of creatives experimenting with copyrighted material. Whether it be an amateur filmmaker utilizing copyrighted footage in their YouTube video compiling their favorite movies of 2020
How Long Does it Take to Get a Divorce in North Carolina?
Written by: Kaitlin Romanelli Myers, Esq. The length of time it takes to get a divorce depends on each individual case. The first thing you should know is that North Carolina requires that spouses be separated for one (1) year before they are ab
Defending Deliberate Indifference Claims
Brunswick Partner Beth Boone has been published in the Winter 2020 edition of CorrDocs, the newsletter of the American College of Correctional Physicians. Her article is titled “Defending Deliberate Indifference Claims” and can be re
New York Proposes Biometric Privacy Law
Written by: Charles R. Langhorne IV, Esq. On January 6, 2021, New York legislators introduced the Biometric Privacy Act (“BPA”) to protect the rights of New York residents whose biometric information has been collected, used, or stor
EU Council Releases Draft ePrivacy Regulation
Written by: Brett Lawrence, Esq. On January 5, 2021, the Council of the European Union released a new draft version of the ePrivacy Regulation. The draft regulation is intended to replace the current ePrivacy Directive since the European Commiss