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Don’t Be Naughty! Be Nice With Holiday Bargain Prices

By Lori Beam

‘Tis the season when you’ll start seeing sale tags shouting “Buy One, Get a Free Xbox,” “Now $100.99, regularly $200.99,” “20% off next week only” and “Lowest prices of the year!”

As you plan your company’s holiday promotions, make […]

As Temperatures Cool, the FTC Puts Chill on Endorsement Disclosures

By Lori Beam

Autumn brings falling leaves and falling temperatures, but this year it also brought the chilling news of a clampdown on social media endorsement practices. This September, just as fall advertising campaigns were kicking off, the FTC:

• Settled the […]

Seigfreid Bingham names three new shareholders

October 1, 2017

Kansas City – Seigfreid Bingham is proud to announce three new shareholders of the firm.

John Fuchs, corporate attorney, joined firm in 2012 after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law. His practice encompasses technology, data, and privacy, […]

Appearance Releases Aren’t Something to Monkey Around With

By Lori Beam

The so-called Monkey Selfie case, just settled in mid-September, shows just how careful you need to be with getting appearance releases

The monkey in question was a macaque in Indonesia who took a grinning selfie using wildlife photographer David […]

Rule 504: What You Need to Know

Every founder knows that capital raises are rarely easy for any business. Thanks to recent amendments to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 504 may offer a more streamlined approach.

Capital raises take many forms, including a simple […]

DOJ Settlement Reached in Medicare Kickback Case

In a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Health Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. (HDL) and Singulex Inc. will pay a combined $48.5 million to the DOJ to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and federal Anti-Kickback […]

Injunction Upheld Regarding Missouri’s Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act

Enacted in 2013, the Missouri Health Insurance Marketplace Innovation Act (HIMIA) took steps to strictly regulate specific factors within the state health insurance industry. Specifically, the Act, which was established under the passing of HB 701, imposed further licensing standards on insurance navigators […]

OIG’s Possible Sanctions for Exclusive Service Agreements

Exclusive service agreements are designed to establish a loyal relationship between two partners. Specifically, these agreements act as covenants providing that, in the case of a service provider and a user, the user will procure services from the provider, and […]