News & Press Releases

Mintz Members Brian P. Dunphy, Joanne S. Hawana, and Jennifer B. Rubin co-authored a Bloomberg Law insights column examining potential legal liabilities for employers implementing Covid-19 workplace vaccination programs, explaining that immunity under the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) is not absolute.

An article published by Inside EPA quoted remarks made by Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Environmental Law Practice Jeffrey R. Porter during a recent Mintz webinar on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund and increased uncertainty over the reach of the federal Clean Water Act despite guidance issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the very end of the Trump administration. The webinar recording is available here.

Mintz Member and Chair of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Alden J. Bianchi and Member Tara E. Dwyer co-authored an article published by Bloomberg Tax & Accounting’s Compensation Planning Journal examining the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, holding that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) does not preempt an Arkansas statute that regulates reimbursement levels paid by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to local pharmacies, and its impact on employer-sponsored group health plans.

Mintz Member and Co-chair of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Daniel J. Herling was quoted in an article published by Front Office Sports on a class action lawsuit filed against Peloton claiming that the fitness brand’s mass deletion of its music library in 2019 in response to copyright allegations led to “false and misleading advertising.”

Mintz Of Counsel Michelle Capezza co-authored an article published by Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report titled "Data Breaches and HIPAA Enforcement Remain Widespread Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic". 

Mintz Managing Member Bob Bodian was quoted in an article published by Thomson Reuters Westlaw on how major law firms are grappling with how to resume in-person work, including plans for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.