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Holland & Knight LLP

Contractors and Grant Recipients Beware: False Claims Act Risk in Termination Settlements

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A significant number of government contracts and grants have been terminated recently by federal agencies pursuant to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" and review of "covered...more

Maynard Nexsen

Tort Reform in South Carolina: Legislative Actions and Key Issues to Watch in 2025

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The 2025 South Carolina Legislative Session could see continued discussion on Tort Reform. The Institute of Legal Reform ranks South Carolina’s lawsuit climate 37th in the nation. Tort costs across the state equate to 2.5%...more

Cozen O'Connor

Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion to Settle Thousands of Opioid-Related Lawsuits

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New York AG Letitia James, along with a bipartisan coalition of 15 other state AGs and additional parties, has reached a settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc., to resolve...more

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King Bun Limited and Others v. Lau Man Sang, James and Others - Claim No. BVIHC (COM) 2017/086

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Nov 2023 In August 2021, the BVI Commercial Court handed down judgment on liability in favour of the Claimants against seven directors of Vanway for carrying out a fraud on the minority shareholders, in selling the assets of...more

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Private Equity Firms, the Healthcare Industry, and the FCA: The “Butterfly Effect” in Action?

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When Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH), a private equity firm, found itself ensnared in a False Claims Act (FCA) litigation for its role in a prescription drug kickback scheme orchestrated by one of its portfolio companies,...more

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The Yates Memo’s Illusory “Extraordinary Circumstances” Exception

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Many of us in the white collar defense bar have written and spoken about the changes wrought by the Yates Memo, but one issue not receiving much attention is the “extraordinary circumstances” exception to the Yates Memo’s...more

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I-9 Forms, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, EB-5 Visas, and Reform Q&A - This month in Immigration

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I-9 Audits - A fine for a couple of I-9 violations pales in comparison to the $34 million settlement paid by Infosys in 2012 for repeated I-9 violations and omissions discovered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement...more

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Federal Judges And Corporate Settlement Agreements

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FCPA commentators frequently characterize the Department of Justice as the investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury when it comes to corporate FCPA investigations and settlements. Given the fact that few corporations, if...more

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