Employer + TPA + MD = RICO? *

USA - May 31 2012
In an April 2012 decision that is only starting to reverberate in workers’ compensation circles, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has held that a state workers’ compensation system does not preempt the civil provisions of the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Co-authors: William L. S. Ross, Donald E. Lampert.

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Prosecutors fire a blank in first FCPA trial of individuals built on undercover sting *

USA - July 14 2011
A federal court in Washington, D.C. has declared a mistrial in what the government had touted as the largest prosecution of individuals to date under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the first built on undercover evidence.

Co-authors: Fritz E. Berckmueller, Mitchell G. Blair.

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IRS renews voluntary disclosure program to report offshore accounts *

USA - February 16 2011
The IRS and the Department of Justice have publicized several high profile prosecutions to remind U.S. taxpayers of the risk of failing to report offshore accounts.

Co-authors: J. Troy Terakedis, Jeffrey J. Lauderdale, Stephen P. Kresnye, Peter A. Igel.

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New year, new-found privacy: Sixth Circuit recognizes internet users' right of privacy in emails *

USA - January 3 2011
On December 14, 2010, in United States v. Warshak, 2010 WL 5071766, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a subscriber of internet services enjoys a reasonable expectation of privacy in his emails stored by a third party provider, such as his internet service provider (ISP).

Co-authors: Deneen LaMonica .

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U.S. Supreme Court limits "honest services" prosecutions *

USA - July 29 2010
In a post-Enron world, the reins have tightened on prosecutorial vigilantism.

Co-authors: Deneen LaMonica .

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