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News from the FDA
Importers of Canadian Drugs Receive Warning Letters
The FDA issued warning letters January 22 to Expedite-Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager; SPC Global Technologies Ltd., an insurance claims processor, and Employer Health Options Inc., an insurance company, all of Temple, TX. The letters notified the companies that the FDA considers their drug import program to be illegal and a risk to public health. The letter accuses the firms of facilitating illegal imports of prescription drugs from Canada, and misleading the public about the drugs' safety, and states that these products could present significant risk to the program's members, who include employees and retirees of the City of Montgomery, AL.
The FDA noted in its announcement concerning the warning letters that it had found increasing evidence that many drugs obtained from foreign sources that purport to be U.S.-approved or Canadian products are, in fact, products of unknown quality that were manufactured and packaged in other parts of the world.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?