ITC Grants Apple’s Bid for Injunction Against HTC’s Android Phones, as of April 19, 2012

The International Trade Commission issued an order Dec. 19 banning imports by HTC Corp. of Android smartphones as infringing a valid patent held by Apple Inc…

House Approves Omnibus Spending Bill With Environmental, Energy Policy Riders

The House approved a $1.043 trillion, nine-bill omnibus package to fund the federal government for the rest of 2012…

EPA Approves Three Hydrocarbon Refrigerants

The Environmental Protection Agency approved three hydrocarbon refrigerants to replace ozone-depleting substances in a final rule to be published in the Federal Register…

BNA INSIGHTS: The Top Health Care Privacy Issues to Watch in 2012

There’s a lot going on in the health care world today. Perhaps because of ongoing health care reform developments and the long-standing delay in issuing final amendment to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rules, the topic of health care privacy has been relatively quiet in 2011…

BNA Insights: A World of Whistleblowers: What Companies Should Know About Dealing With Third Parties Going Forward

The new United States whistleblower program is global in scope and provides incentives to a broad array of individuals. The new rules incentivize a much wider array of individuals than merely corporate insiders to become watchguards of corporate compliance with federal securities laws…