Connecticut General Assembly Enacts Reforms to Medicaid Audit Statute

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

For many years, Medicaid providers have vigorously protested the Connecticut Department of Social Services’ (DSS’s) audit process and methodology, which many believe to be unfair and unnecessarily punitive. As a result, in past legislative sessions, the...

Connecticut Enacts New Pay Secrecy Law

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

On July 1, 2015, the General Assembly passed “An Act Concerning Pay Equity and Fairness” designed to root out “pay secrecy.” A day later, on July 2, 2015, Governor Malloy signed the Act into law. The new statute, Public Act 15-196, bars...

Third Circuit Affirms FTC’s Ability to Bring Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

On August 24th, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its decision in Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., affirming a 2014 district court ruling that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has the authority to...

Second Circuit Limits Government’s Ability to Seize Assets Without a Warrant

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

In the recent decision United States v. Cosme, 14-1625-cr, a panel of the Second Circuit held that the government cannot seize and then hold a defendant's property pending the resolution of criminal charges without a judicial finding that probable cause supports...

Second Circuit Clarifies that a Stay, Not Dismissal, Is the Appropriate Federal Arbitration Act Remedy

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

When a party files a lawsuit in violation of a contractual obligation to arbitrate, the defendant often moves to “dismiss or stay” pending arbitration pursuant to Section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 3. Courts have...