Monthly Archives: June, 2021

USDA Announces it is Reinstating Welfare Standards for Animals on Organic Farms

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday that it is going to reinstate animal welfare standards for farms that produce organic...

Attorney’s Fees Lawsuit Following Genetically Modified Corn Settlement Appealed to 10th Circuit

Judge John W. Lungstrum’s order in a District of Kansas multidistrict litigation lawsuit regarding attorneys fees, given on June 4, was appealed to the...

Humana Sued After Data Breach Exposes Personal Health Information

Steven K. Farmer is bringing suit against Humana, Inc., and Coviti, Inc. over claims that the companies failed to “properly secure and safeguard personal...

Dental Office Settles with DOJ After HIV Discrimination Complaint

On Thursday, a settlement was reached between the Department of Justice and North Carolina Night and Day Dental Inc. over an accusation of discrimination...

Proposed Senate Bill Tackles Data Privacy With Creation of New Federal Agency

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and co-sponsor Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced the introduction of the Data Protection Act of 2021, a bill that would establish...

COVID-19 Testing Breach of Contract Suit Heads to Federal Court

On Wednesday, a lawsuit filed by Abira Medical Laboratories against Biodiagnostic labs (BDL) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was removed to federal court. The plaintiff,...

Google Asks Court to Narrow Scope of Rumble’s Antitrust Case in MTD

Google LLC has filed a motion to dismiss and strike portions of a complaint lodged by Rumble Inc. for alleged monopolization of the online...

FCC Improves Wireless Emergency Alert System

A news release issued Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has adopted rules strengthening the nation’s emergency alert system which...