http://www.nelsonmullins.com/news/Articles-Speeches.cfmNelson Mullins Articles and Speeches RSS Feed As appeared in Law360, on 7/23/2010. The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) has increased safety standards and testing/certification requirements for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumer products.  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") has ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/cpsc-confidential-communications 2010-07-27T00:00:00-04:00 How to Ensure the CPSC Protects Your Information Reproduced with permission from BNA's Health Care Daily Report,(July 20, 2010). Copyright 2010 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should implement a two-track review process for provider disclosures of physici ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/aha-review-process 2010-07-21T00:00:00-04:00 AHA Calls for Two-Track Review Process For Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol This article originally appeared in the July 2010 IPT Tax Report and is reprinted with the permission of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation. Practitioners of property tax have long understood that access to the federal courts to litigate questions concerning state or county-level property ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/litigating-state-property-tax 2010-07-20T00:00:00-04:00 Litigating State Property Tax Cases In Federal Court: A Case Study of AMCC v. Onslow County and Craven County As appeared in the American Health Lawyers Association's Healthcare Liability & Litigation Health Briefs, on 6/21/2010. Since passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on March 23, 2010,1 many healthcare providers have dedicated substantial time and resources to determin ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/mcdonald-healthbrief-6-21 2010-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 Has a Trap Been Set?--What Risks Lie Ahead for Nursing Homes Compelled to Disclose Organizational Information under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Reprinted with permission from Law360 In drug and medical device cases, often the most important testimony for plaintiffs and defendants comes from the treating physicians. Understandably, counsel want to interview the treating physicians ex parte to learn their thoughts about plaintiff's medical c ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/fair-ex-parte-communication 2010-06-22T00:00:00-04:00 Fair Ex Parte Communication With Doctors In MDLs Reposted from LexisNexis.com Jon Neiditz spoke at the "NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum" produced by HB Litigation Conferences and held July 7-8, 2010, in Philadelphia.   Neiditz spoke during the session on regulatory trends.  In this clip he discussed what creat ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/neiditz_cyber_risks 2010-06-21T00:00:00-04:00 Jon Neiditz of Nelson Mullins on Cyber Risks and Regulatory Trends Reprinted from BNA "Corporate Accountability," Vol. 8 NO.590 All public company boards would be wise to collaborate with other functions within the company to monitor how information is being documented and retrieved throughout the organization in light of the growing use of e-discovery in litigati ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/e-discovery_tapping 2010-06-21T00:00:00-04:00 Boards Advised to Oversee E-Discovery By Tapping IT, Compliance, Other Functions Presented at DRI's Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 2010 I.    MMSEA Mandatory Reporting: Medicare Wants to Know Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ("MMSEA" or "Section 111"), 42 U.S.C. §1395y(b)(8), obligates entities that resolve certai ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/mdl_hot_topics 2010-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 Hot Topics: Medicare Settlement Reporting Requirements; MDL Master Complaints After Twombly and Iqbal; and Ex Parte Communication with Treating Physicians in an MDL Setting Reprinted with permission from the July 9, 2010 edition of DRI's The Voice. You are working on a case in which the plaintiff is alleging that your client's product caused development of a severe and permanent neurological disability from manganese poisoning.  As a defense lawyer, you need ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/discovery-of-social-networks 2010-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 Discovery of Social Networks: Getting It, Getting the Most out of It, and Getting It into Evidence Reproduced with permission from Pension & Benefits Daily, June 8, 2010. Copyright 2010 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com It has been over 15 years since executive pay first took a hit with the genesis of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ... http://www.nelsonmullins.com/articles/stoffer-bna 2010-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 The Odd Couple: Health Care Reform and Executive Compensation: The Dawn of Code Section 162(m)(6)