The U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) current regulation of cosmetics is relatively lax compared to the way the Agency regulates drugs, biologics, medical devices, and other FDA-regulated industries. However, […]
Indoor tanning has drawn the attention of both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently. Both administrative bodies are taking action that will […]
A number of high profile white collar criminal prosecutions have included fraud charges based on the “theft of honest services ” fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3146. This statute provides […]
The Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance on June 21, 2010 regarding the newly released Mexican Regulations, which are likely to impact financial institutions in […]
IRS associate chief counsel (international), Steven Musher, told tax practitioners on June 21, 2010, that the IRS will attempt to balance the needs of taxpayers and their advisers when issuing […]
On May 27, 2010, the United States District Court of the District of Columbia granted a summary judgment in the matter of Alliance for Natural Health US v. Sebelius, suggesting […]
WorldCity, a Miami, Florida, media company focused on the impact of global trade “ and a strategic partner of Fuerst Ittleman “ reported on June 16, 2010 that import and […]
Switzerlands lower house voted on June 8 to reject a bill that would have allowed the Swiss government to provide the United States with names of UBS account holders allegedly […]
The realm of tax law has been significantly changed by the recent codification of the economic substance doctrine in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010(i) supplementing the […]
A major escalation in revenue for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, both large and small, will be the inevitable consequence of the increased number of insured Americans as a result […]
