On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 into law, toughening the rules and increasing the risks for private equity (PE) companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and management services...more
2/5/2025
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Courts continue to reject aggressive Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) allegations. Most recently, on January 6, 2025, Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a qui tam action...more
1/8/2025
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White Collar Crimes
On May 2, 2024, the Boston Bar Association (BBA) held its fifth annual White-Collar Crime Conference, featuring panel discussions with current and former prosecutors at the state and federal levels, defense counsel, and...more
This is the ninth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year...
The government had another busy year in 2023 investigating and prosecuting health...more
4/11/2024
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Data Privacy ,
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Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
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Healthcare Fraud ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Telemedicine ,
White Collar Crimes
The SuperValu case arose from separate lawsuits against two companies that operate retail drug pharmacies across the country: SuperValu Inc. and Safeway, Inc. In each case, a whistleblower – on behalf of the federal...more
6/6/2023
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Oral Argument ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Safeco ,
Safeco Insurance Co of America v Burr ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
This is the tenth and final post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Be on the lookout for a roundup of our 2022 White Collar Year in Preview Series shortly....more
3/17/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
Drug Pricing ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Organ Transplant Centers ,
Social Media ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Technology Sector ,
White Collar Crimes