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An Oct. 22 executive order, “Decreasing Housing Costs for the American People;” key points worth noting; who stands to be most affected by the objectives described in the executive order; what participants in the real estate industry or other interested parties should be watching for from the federal agencies and task force named in the executive order.
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The spread of automated license plate readers; who can legally install these devices (in the state or country of your choice); how this technology could create legal issues for property owners; what property owners who have, or are contemplating, the installation of automated license plate readers should know about related privacy rights, data collection, disclosure obligations, interaction with law enforcement authorities, state laws restricting the use of the automated readers, potential lawsuits by individuals, growing opposition to automated license plate readers, and more.
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Real estate-related issues that may be impacted by the midterm elections this November; any ballot measures or candidate proposals of note on this front; how a shakeup of Congress could impact the housing market or other components of the real estate sector.
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A Healthcare False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this month; program start date and duration; main goals of the program; who may qualify for participation in the program and how; types of activities covered by this pilot program; pros and cons of participating in the program; how the self-disclosure process (and its pluses and minuses) under this new program may compare to self-disclosure processes in the white-collar enforcement sphere more generally.
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A lawsuit filed against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s advice to a young woman on cutting back on anti-seizure medication that she was taking for epilepsy; basis for the claim that ChatGPT was essentially practicing medicine without a license; any similar lawsuits against OpenAI or other AI companies; how legislators or enforcement authorities are responding to potential health risks posed by AI tools; what physicians or other practitioners should be aware of as regards patients’ use of artificial intelligence for health advice.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ evolving stance regarding certain peptides; rationale for a recent policy shift on peptides, how soon it could be implemented, and what it could mean for compounding pharmacies, potential peptide users, and the healthcare sector; how peptides are currently regulated, marketed, and sold; how big a business peptides represent; any potential downsides to the HHS’ action; what else consumers or healthcare practitioners should know about the HHS’ action regarding peptides.
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https://apnews.com/article/peptides-kennedy-drugs-trump-bpc157-fb12641dfe791f443f7b7d1eb3bd4a0a
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6021030/peptides-compounding-enforcement
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A New Mexico judge’s order that Meta Platforms pay $25 billion over the handling of data from millions of Facebook users; whether the large dollar penalty will stand up; what other companies should be considering as regards their own data practices and related data privacy obligations under the law.
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A new whistleblower program announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Oct. 20; main emphases of the program; how the Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program differs from other whistleblower programs; how this new program may raise new risks for companies; internal processes that companies should review in response to the DOJ announcement.
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The Manhattan district attorney’s office recently formed Corporate Crime and Antitrust Task Force; key areas on which the task force will be focusing; practical takeaways from the DA office’s announcement; related enforcement trends, whether statewide, regionally, or nationally.