Wendy M. Byrne
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 5
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Sep 1, 2026
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When Resignation Equals Surrender: How Physician Departures During Investigations Trigger National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting (opens the original)
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A physician under investigation resigns—problem solved? Not quite. Federal law may treat that resignation as a surrender of clinical privileges, and if so, the reporting obligation follows automatically. Under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), hospitals bear a mandatory obligation to report certain adverse actions to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Among the most consequential—and most frequently litigated—of these obligations is the requirement under 42 U.S.C. § 11133
Client Alert- When Resignation Equals Surrender: How Physician Departures During Investigations Trigger National Practitioner Data Bank Reporting (opens the original)
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A physician under investigation resigns—problem solved? Not quite. Federal law may treat that resignation as a surrender of clinical privileges, and if so, the reporting obligation follows automatically. Under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA), hospitals bear a mandatory obligation to report certain adverse actions to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). Among the most consequential—and most frequently litigated—of these obligations is the requirement under 42 U.S.C. § 11133
DOJ's $2 Million Honeywell Settlement Reinforces Cybersecurity as a False Claims Act Risk (opens the original)
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For government contractors, cybersecurity compliance is no longer solely an information-security issue. Increasingly, it is also a question of contractual accuracy, corporate governance, and potential False Claims Act liability. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on September 1, 2026, that Honeywell Aerospace Inc. agreed to pay $2,042,518 to resolve allegations that a business unit failed to comply with cybersecurity requirements applicable to a Department of Defense (DoD) contract.
Meta's $18 Billion Settlement- Implications for Law, Technology, and the Future of Child Safety Online (opens the original)
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On August 26, 2026, a federal courtroom in Oakland, California became the site of what many legal scholars and technology policy experts are already calling the most consequential technology industry settlement in American history. During trial, Meta Platforms, Inc., agreed to pay approximately $18 billion to resolve a multistate lawsuit brought by forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories.1 The agreement, approved by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, c
Don't Let Technology Get in the Way of People (opens the original)
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We live in a world designed for convenience. We text instead of calling. We email instead of walking down the hall. We send a message instead of having a conversation. And increasingly, we turn to artificial intelligence (AI) to help us communicate, make decisions, and get more done. From the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were forced to eliminate much of our in-person contact and quickly adapt to virtual communication, to a generation that has grown up with smartphones, social media, and digital pl
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