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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Montana enacts consumer protection amendments to include deception

On April 17, Montana enacted SB 488 (the “Act”) which amends the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 to include false, misleading or otherwise deceptive consumer reviews or testimonials. The Act...more

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Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Fraud: A Survey & Analysis of Recent Civil & Criminal Enforcement Outcomes

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were suffering the...more

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Why Your Company Still Needs to Care About the FCPA (& FEPA)

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This shift in FCPA enforcement priorities is the latest move by the administration in its all-out war against cartels and TCOs that pose a threat to U.S. national security and its stated America First agenda. Additionally,...more

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The New Administrative False Claims Act: Key Amendments and Implications

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On December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025 NDAA) (P.L. 118-159) was signed into law. Among its numerous provisions, the FY...more

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New Year, New Administrations, New Responses

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Global election results mean the coming years are going to be full of change for compliance. This article, from our 2025 Top 10 Trends in Risk & Compliance explores how you can prepare....more

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Research Misconduct: ORI Issues Final Rule with Modernized and Streamlined Regulations

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On September 17, 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued a final rule adopting changes to federal regulations governing research misconduct involving federally funded research (Final Rule). The regulations have...more

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What's Next for the Regulatory Landscape Post-Chevron?

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For nearly 40 years and in more than 18,000 judicial opinions, federal courts have used the Chevron doctrine to defer to an agency's reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court...more

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OFAC Doubles Statute of Limitations ‎for Sanctions Violations

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815 (Pub. L. 118-50), “Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes” (the “Act”), which includes...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller-Law-Group - June 2024 Newletter

Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2024 - New Legislation Extends Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations

Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FCA Statute of Limitations Triggered by Notice to DOJ Only, Court Rules

In a recent order denying dismissal in United States v. NH Learning Solutions Corp. (NHLS), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan weighed in on a False Claims Act (FCA) issue that has divided courts,...more

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Congress Extends Sanctions Statute of Limitations And Addresses Other National Security Issues

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a sweeping national security legislative package that included the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act, which includes measures to promote sanctions and export controls...more

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Statute of limitations extended for violations of U.S. sanctions

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Congress has doubled the statute of limitations for violations of most U.S. sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.  Companies should be aware of the...more

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New Ten-Year Statute of Limitations for Sanctions Violations

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Implications Related to the Doubling of the Statute of Limitations for Civil and Criminal Violations of Two Primary Sanctions Authorities - SUMMARY - On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a foreign military...more

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Not So Fast: Congress Doubles Statute of Limitations Period for U.S. Sanctions Violations in Foreign Aid Bill

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Following months of delays and intense debate in Congress, President Biden signed H.R. 815 into law on April 24, 2024, which made headlines for funding $95 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, along with...more

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DOJ Enhancing Its Sanctions Toolkit

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President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more

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Congress Extends Statute of Limitations for Sanctions and Certain Other National Security Programs from 5 to 10 Years and...

While media reporting has predominantly focused on the provisions in the emergency foreign aid package that President Biden signed into law on April 24, 2024 that provides funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, House Foreign...more

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Will Corner Post Open the Floodgates if Chevron Falls?

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At Tuesday’s oral argument in Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Justice Kagan asked the government’s counsel whether there is “any interaction” between the statute of limitations question...more

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5th Circuit Trims FCA Award as DOJ’s Delayed Intervention Runs into Statute of Limitations; Knocks Seal Provision Misuse

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An eight-year delay in the DOJ’s intervention decision in a False Claims Act case led to the loss of more than half of the damages awarded at trial. A divided Fifth Circuit panel determined that the government’s claims did...more

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Federal and State Antitrust Enforcers Double Down on Stance Against No-Poach Agreements, Urging 2nd Circuit in Amicus Briefs to...

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In their latest condemnation of labor market restrictions, state and federal enforcers, in two recent friend-of-the-court filings, urged the 2nd Circuit to reverse the dismissal of a no-poach case. On August 4, twenty-one...more

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Biden Administration Proposes Whole-of-Government Approach to Pandemic Anti-Fraud Enforcement

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In response to assertions that the Biden administration has not done enough to pursue pandemic-era fraud, on March 2, 2023, the White House proposed a framework for a “whole-of-government” anti-fraud effort with the US...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Biden Administration Extends Statute of Limitations for PPP and EIDL Fraud to Ten Years

Two weeks ago, President Biden signed two laws extending the statute of limitations for civil and criminal fraud actions involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to ten years....more

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Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Marriott Data Breach Derivative Suit

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Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Marriott Data Breach Derivative Suit; DOJ Announces Creation of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team; Fifth Circuit Applies New Standard for Disgorgement Orders In Securities Cases to...more

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Court Of Federal Claims Finds CDA Anti-Fraud Provision’s Statute Of Limitations Has A Hard Stop At 6

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For federal contractors, the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”)1 can be a double-edged sword. While the CDA allows contractors to assert contractual claims against the Government, the CDA also contains an anti-fraud provision that...more

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Biden DOJ Likely To Employ FIRREA as an Enforcement Tool

The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Joe Biden is widely expected to increase its focus on white collar enforcement actions against individuals and financial institutions. We anticipate that we will see, as we did...more

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