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Phase I Final Stark Rule Issued

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.31.01

On January 4, 2001, HCFA published the first phase of the long-awaited final rule implementing the federal Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (the "Stark Law") expansion to include ten designated health services. Click here for Crowell & Moring's analysis of the final regulation.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.27.26

WARNING: California’s Listing of Microplastics as a Candidate Chemical May Result in Unexpected, and Imminent, Compliance Obligations Under AB 1200 (California Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act)

On June 18, 2026, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) added microplastics to the list of Candidate Chemicals maintained under the state’s Safer Consumer Products (SCP) regulations.  The listing of microplastics, which becomes effective on October 1, 2026, is the first step in the SCP regulatory process, which could lead to restrictions on products that contain or release microplastics. ...