Kristen Rasmussen

February 05, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Fresenius Medical Care North America, a large provider of products and services to people with chronic kidney failure, has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the federal government after separate data breaches at five of its facilities in 2012.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

February 02, 2018 | National Law Journal

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald's resignation earlier this week as head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides important lessons for potential appointees and their advisers.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

5 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The top lawyer at the American Red Cross, David Meltzer, has resigned after a news report that he lamented the departure of a senior executive who was pushed out several years ago after an internal investigation of sex harassment allegations.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

February 01, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Michael Puryear, the top lawyer at San Antonio-based Holt Cat, talks with Texas Lawyer about everything from whom he uses for outside counsel to what he's been reading lately.

By Kristen Rasmussen

3 minute read

January 31, 2018 | National Law Journal

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald resigned Wednesday as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention less than a day after a Politico report that she bought shares in a tobacco company after assuming office—an apparent conflict of interest for the head of the country's public health agency.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

January 30, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Driven largely by plaintiffs firms Pomerantz & Co., The Rosen Law Firm and Glancy Prongay & Murray, shareholder class-action lawsuits against life sciences companies, particularly those in the pharmaceutical space, were on the rise last year, continuing a decade-long trend, according to a new report.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read

January 29, 2018 | National Law Journal

A pair of prominent Jenner & Block partners, Thomas Perrelli and Ian Gershengorn, both former high-ranking federal government lawyers, are representing 15 Kentucky residents in high-stakes litigation challenging the state's newly approved Medicaid work requirements.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

4 minute read

January 23, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

From ensuring proper training on Form I-9 procedures to conducting self-audits, three immigration law experts provide tips for employers on how to navigate the new era under the Trump administration of increased scrutiny of employment of unauthorized workers.

By Kristen Rasmussen

6 minute read

January 22, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

South San Francisco-based MyoKardia Inc. has hired Cynthia Ladd as general counsel. Ladd has held high-ranking in-house positions at various biopharmaceutical companies.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

2 minute read

January 19, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

Amazon.com Inc. is looking for a professional experienced with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to work on health care-related compliance matters, according to a recent job listing, another indication it plans on moving into health care devices or services.

By Kristen Rasmussen |

3 minute read