Introduction - In the challenging world of COVID-19, state executive orders governing day-to-day business operations across industries have become commonplace. While traditional investigations may have slowed as regulators...more
The complications COVID-19 create are plentiful. Not least among them is the balance attorneys must strike between actively moving cases forward while simultaneously adhering to various executive, stay-at-home and Centers for...more
Introduction - While small businesses across the country are looking for much needed relief and assistance in the wake of COVID-19, they are focusing on pressing topics like payroll, keeping bills paid, and the immediate...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked great and inspiring humanitarian aid efforts but has also brought out some baser human instincts: email scams and frauds are rampant and there is much buzz about hoarding and price gouging of...more
The recent federal court opinion issued in United States ex rel. Integra Med Analytics, LLC v. Baylor Scott & White Health, et al, illustrates the continued importance of examining the plausibility of allegations made in qui...more
9/27/2019
/ Business Profits ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coding ,
Defense Strategies ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
FRCP 8(a) ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) kicked off the new year by issuing two internal memoranda that are directly relevant to actions brought under the False Claims Act. The January 2018 memoranda offer valuable insight into...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) kicked off the new year with two new resolutions to help clarify some enforcement and litigations policies, both of which are directly relevant to claims brought under the False Claims...more
On May 27, 2017, thousands of British Airways passengers across the globe were stranded when a simple power failure took down critical systems, including those used to check in passengers. As images of crowded terminals and...more
A comprehensive understanding of the constantly evolving layers that make up federal anti-corruption statutes, sanctions regulations and export control restrictions is imperative for both the pharmaceutical and health care...more
6/16/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
AstraZeneca ,
Bribery ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Cuba ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
GlaxoSmithKline ,
Health Care Providers ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Medical Devices ,
Novartis ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Open General Export Licences (OGELs) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Officials ,
Research and Development ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Sudan ,
Teva Pharmaceuticals
As a wave of devastating ransomware-based attacks spread across the globe last week, it became abundantly clear that the medical industry at large was ill-prepared for the threat despite years of warnings. The virus hit...more
Almost one year ago, on May 18, 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD) published Change Two to DoD 5220.22-M, the Department of Defense's "National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM)." This change required all...more
For FY 2016, there are more than 36,000 federal government construction contracts where Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3142, prevailing wages applied. According to www.spending.gov, these types of contracts accounted for $9...more
With the growing prevalence of e-discovery issues and cases in both state and federal courts, lawyers and firms have adapted to include specialists who handle many of the technical issues. Newer attorneys who attended law...more