
HIPAA Fines Hit Professional Services Firms
OCR's $175K settlement with BST & Co. CPAs shows business associates — including law firms handling PHI — face the same Security Rule risk-analysis duties as providers.
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OCR's $175K settlement with BST & Co. CPAs shows business associates — including law firms handling PHI — face the same Security Rule risk-analysis duties as providers.

New York's 22 NYCRR Part 161 took effect June 1, 2026 — a statewide no-disclosure default for AI use in court papers, with optional per-court certification rules.

MDL-3047 reached 2,893 pending cases as Breathitt County's ~$27M school settlement and a July 27 California bellwether reshape social media addiction litigation.

Thomson Reuters' 2026 Future of Professionals report finds up to $143B in U.S. client revenue under reconsideration as AI ambition outpaces execution.

EDNC judges ordered DOJ and plaintiff leadership to reach a Camp Lejeune global settlement framework by October 30, 2026 — or face restructuring.

The first Covidien hernia mesh bellwether trial opened July 13, 2026 in D. Mass., with 2,400+ cases pending in MDL 3029.









