New Attorneys at OGC

**Newsflash** - Campus Speech News

Texas Laws You May Have Missed Affecting Medical Records and Medical Billing Records

P2P Compliance Under the HEOA: Meeting The July 2010 Regulatory Deadline

Expansion of CMS Claim Review Programs

Nondischargeability of Student Loan Debt: Impact of United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v.

      Espinosa

The Texas Constitution and Below Market Leases

Updated Catalog Checklist and Catalog Reviews

Providing Legal Representation for Students

Grutter and UT System: Bringing Affirmative Action into Focus

Progress in UT System’s Patient Safety Movement

Contracts for “Public Works”

UT System’s Decision to Join in a Amicus Brief on Written Description Requirement

New Name, Same Game

New HIPAA Privacy & Security Requirements Added by ARRA

Contracts Involving Use of Campus Real Estate by a Third Party

Guidelines for Ensuring Export Controls Compliance With Visiting Scholars and Scientists

The 81st Legislative Session and Public Information

When Must Protected Health Information be Released?

Recent Congressional Acts are Taxing

Federal Healthcare Initiatives under the New Administration

New Attorneys at OGC

Perkins Loan Changes in the Higher Education Opportunity Act

Enhanced Intellectual Property Protections and Penalties Now Law

"Missing Person Procedures" in the Higher Education Opportunity Act - 2008

New Risk Management Requirements Under HEOA

Guns on Campus

The Practice of Law as a Deployed Jag

New Attorneys at OGC

FERPA and Student Directory Information
Competitive Procurement Ethics

Texas Attorney General Opinion GA-0652 and Indigent Health Care
    Contracts: "Provider Beware"

Annual Debt Reporting to the Attorney General's Office

New Attorneys at OGC

**Important Reminder** - Federal and State Reporting of Certain Foreign
     Gifts and Contracts

FMLA: Congressional Amendments Extend Leave to Certain Family Members
     of Active Duty and Injured Servicemembers

New Withholding Date Looms Ahead -- UT System Prepares

Security is a New Mission for EH&S Programs

NIH’s Revised Public Access Policy Requires Posting To PubMed Central

Reporting Debts to Credit Reporting Agencies

Follow-Up: Proposed Patient Safety Regulations

An Introduction to the U. S. Department of Commerce Export Controls and
     “Visual Compliance” – A Software Tool to Help Swim Upstream in the
     World of Export Controls

New Attorneys at OGC

New UT System Initiative to Maintain Copyright Compliance in the Provision
    of Electronic Access to Course Materials

Data Security Issues in Purchasing and Contracting

Part-Time and Shared Use Lease Arrangements in the Health Care Industry

Institutional Impact of Federal Administrative Offsets

Code Red Task Force Legislative Report - Part 2

**Newsflash** - Immigration News

New Attorneys at OGC

Chancellor Issues Important Ethics and Compliance Guidelines for UT System

     Financial Aid Offices

State Law and the Student Loan Scandal

Ethical Issues in the Workplace: Lessons Learned in Financial Aid

Existing Anti-Inducement Laws and Proposed Legislation and Regulations

New Regulations Impact UTSaver, TSA, and ORP

Construction Contracting Issues: Waiver of Consequential Damages--Just Say No

The IRS Cuts Slack for Salary Annualization Agreements for Faculty and Teachers

Code Red Task Force Legislative Report - Part 1

**Newsflash** - KSR International v. Teleflex, Inc.

Important Reminders:

     Biennial Review of Alcohol and Other Drug Programs and Policies

     Assignments Sent to OGC Via Email New Attorneys at OGC

Recent Changes to Regents' Rules and Regulations:

     Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer

     Efficiencies in Procurement of Printing and Natural Gas

Mandatory v. Discretionary Exceptions to the Public Information Act

The Impact of Tort Reform: From Risk Management to Patient Safety

Liability of Certain Third Parties

MedImmune v. Genentech -- Uncertainty in the Technology Licensing Landscape

Employment Eligibility Verification Review and Update

**Newsflash**:

     New Federal Trademark Protection

     Exemption from Certain Fees for Veterans

New Accessibility Rules for Electronic and Information Resources

Universities, Students and Usury

Form 1099 Reporting of Gross Proceeds Paid to Attorneys

Spotlight on History - Come On and Take a Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group

Experiential Education Affiliation Agreements

Talking Copyright

Criminal Background Checks: Reporting Convictions on Applications

Eminent Domain

Use of Outside Collection Agencies

**Newsflash** - Garcetti v. Ceballos

Outside Counsel Contracts

Attorney General Interprets Tuition and Laboratory Fee Exemption for "Fire Science"
     Courses

IRS Continues Crackdown on Political Activities by Exempt Organizations

Phillips v. Dafonte: The 14th Court of Appeals’ View of Tort Reform

Use of the Warrant Hold as a Collection Tool

Where Can You Find Template Research-Related Agreements, Master Clinical Trial
     Agreements, Guidance on Different Research-Related Topics and Much, Much More?

**Newsflash** - Use of the Internet for Online Job Searches

Spotlight on History -- Every File Has a Story

Race-Restricted Educational Programs -- The Scrutiny Continues

Community Colleges' Broad Authority to Assess Fees Affirmed by Texas Supreme Court

Twenty-Five Years After the Bayh-Dole Act

Universities and Environmental Law

Confidentiality of Student Health Information: Which Law Governs?

Naming Facilities Requires Careful Consideration

Lights, Camera, Action, Lawyer! Institutional Film Location Agreements

The Patient Safety Quality Improvement Act: Creating a Legal Infrastructure for a
      Culture of Safety

Search Engine Giant Draws Fire Over Mammoth Digital Library Project

Legislative Changes to the Emergency Loan Program and the Installment Tuition Option

5th Circuit Opinion Impacts Campus Rules on the Anonymous Distribution of Literature

Removal of a Suit to Federal Court May Waive State's Immunity

The Erosion of the Sovereign Immunity Defense in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Merck v. Integra--A Broad Construction of the Drug Research Exemption

Tortious Peer Review: The Next Wave of Medical Negligence Claims?

New TRS Retirement Eligibility and Benefits Rules

New Posting Requirements under USERRA for Employers

Revision of the Regents' Rules and Regulations

Spotlight on Contracting

New Rules on Tolling Requests Under the Texas Public Information Act

New Coverage Provided for Licensing and Disciplinary Proceedings

Supreme Court Hears Grokster Case: Sony Precedent at Stake

Legislative Changes Allow UT System Health Institutions to Recover Additional Funds