DOJ recovers up to $48 million in False Claim Act case resulting from whistleblower report *

USA - January 23 2013
In yet another large recovery for the DOJ, on December 6, 2012, DFB Pharmaceuticals, and its subsidiary, Healthpoint Ltd., agreed as part of a…

Co-authors: Massiel Pedreira.

2/3 of DOJ’s nearly $5 billion recovery under False Claims Act derived from whistleblower suits in 2012 *

USA - December 11 2012
On December 4, the Justice Department announced a record-breaking recovery of $4.9 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2012.

Co-authors: Massiel Pedreira.

Door to increased liability for banks opened by U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit *

USA - July 18 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has opened the door to increased liability for banks when hackers make fraudulent withdrawals.

Co-authors: Kristen J Mathews, Amy Crafts, Margaret A Dale, Matthew J Skinner.

U.S. Supreme Court narrows scope of "honest services" prosecution *

USA - June 28 2010
The United States Supreme Court recently handed down Skilling v. United States, a significant decision narrowing the “honest services” portion of the federal fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. § 1346.

Co-authors: Dietrich Snell , Robert J Cleary, Matthew J. Morris, Mark D. Harris, Anthony Pacheco.