Monthly Archives: March, 2021

United States Alleges Houston Chiropractor Violated False Claims Act

On Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas, the United States filed a complaint against a Houston chiropractor and her clinic, alleging that...

Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Claims From Poultry Workers

On Wednesday, Judge Stephanie Gallagher of the Maryland District Court denied four motions to dismiss filed by poultry companies in a class-action antitrust lawsuit,...

GoPro Files Trademark Opposition to Maxheroes Mark

On Wednesday, action camera and video-editing software company GoPro filed a notice of opposition before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board against applicant Chengdu...

COVID-19 Relief Package Provides $7.1B Emergency Connectivity Fund for Remote Learning

On Wednesday, Congress passed a measure to create a new $7.1 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund for the E-Rate program to support remote learning...

Facebook Asks Court to Toss FTC’s Divestiture Bid

On Wednesday, Facebook Inc. filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) one-count monopolization suit against it on grounds that the agency...

Hospitals Take On HHS Over Medicare Reimbursement Rule

A coalition of seven Ohio hospitals has sued the acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the agency’s alleged...

Conservation Groups Accuse Washington State Hydroelectric Dam of Polluting

On Tuesday, Citizens for a Healthy Bay and Puget Soundkeeper Alliance filed a Clean Water Act (CWA) lawsuit against defendant Electron Hydro LLC for...

EPA Reaches $3M Settlement With Companies Over Emissions “Defeat” Devices

The EPA announced on Wednesday that it reached a settlement with JB Automotive LLC, an Iowa company that was accused of selling “defeat”...