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Intellectual Property and Technology: Alert - November 17, 2009

Governor Patrick’s Office of Consumer Af¬fairs and Business Regulation announced on November 4, 2009, that it has filed the final Massachusetts ID Theft Regulation, also known as 201 CMR 17:00. The goal of Regulation 201 is to help combat the loss of personal information; the most significant change is a require¬ment that covered entities amend existing agreements that they have with third-party service providers to include language requiring these providers to implement and main¬tain “appropriate” security measures for the protection of personal information.

Government Contracts: Alert - November 12, 2009

On November 30, 2009, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Graham County Soil & Water Conservation District v. United States ex rel. Wilson, a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) and appealed from a Fourth Circuit decision. The Court will use the case to resolve a split among the circuits over the scope of the FCA's "public disclosure" bar. A decision affirming the Fourth Circuit could increase qui tam litigation against any organization that does business with, or receives federal money through, federal, state and local governmental entities – and would further expand the reach of the FCA to any state or local program involving the use of federal funds.

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Your Taxes: IRS grants 3-week extension for its tax-amnesty program

Jerusalem Post

September 22, 2009

Kevin E. Packman- Miami

United States taxpayers everywhere - including citizens temporarily residing in Israel, citizens who have made aliya, or dual U.S./Israeli citizens - are still responsible for filing U.S. tax returns and reporting their worldwide income, including income associated with foreign accounts.

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This article was published in the Jerusalem Post on September 22, 2009

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