2024

TL/DR - Change Healthcare's systems have been down for seven days following a cyber attack that allowed a threat actor to infiltrate its network. While most U.S. pharmacies have created electronic workarounds to mitigate the impact, some offline processing systems have been set up. As yet, UnitedHealth has not disclosed the nature of the cyber…

TL/DR - John Pierce of Kilpatrick recently discussed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its impact on investments in renewable energy and carbon reduction at the Houston 2024 In-House Counsel Summit. The IRA has been significant in fostering investments in areas such as hydrogen and hydrogen hubs, vehicle batteries, energy storage, and carbon…

TL/DR - Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are being encouraged by their close associates to rebuild their relationship, despite not having spoken since December 2020. The men's top advisers, Chris LaCivita and Josh Holmes, have been conducting backchannel discussions to pave the way for McConnell to endorse Trump. Trump's possible endorsement by…

TL/DR - An explosive device was detonated outside the Alabama attorney general’s office in Montgomery, although no one was injured. The incident occurred a day after the attorney general, Steve Marshall, announced he would not prosecute IVF providers or families seeking treatment following a recent court ruling that frozen embryos are legally…