After a recent ruling by Eastern District of New York Judge Joan Azrack, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. will have to provide defense for Jason Kurland, also known as the “Lottery Lawyer,” in the criminal action against him....more
7/12/2022
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Duty to Defend ,
Extortion ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Transactions ,
Fireman's Fund Insurance ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Lottery ,
Policy Terms
The Department of Justice and the US Attorney offices around the country are continuing to be in hot pursuit of cases of fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a new...more
4/26/2022
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Provider Relief Fund
Last Monday, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the Middle District of Florida’s sentence of probation for former physician Nicole Bramwell in a $4.4 million Tricare fraud case was substantively unreasonable. The district...more
3/16/2022
/ Clear Error Standard ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Federal Sentencing Guidelines ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Probation ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
TRICARE ,
White Collar Crimes
In one of its last opinions of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Lucia v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 21, 2018, that administrative law judges (ALJs) are officers of the United States, not...more
7/24/2018
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Proceedings ,
Appeals ,
Appointments Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Final Written Decisions ,
Lucia v SEC ,
Officers of the United States ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Special Trial Judges (STJs)
A recent Supreme Court decision provides new guidance in the area of insider trading liability without personal benefit, and resolves an existing split between the Ninth Circuit and Second Circuit Court of Appeals. In Salman...more
12/16/2016
/ Confidential Information ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Financial Markets ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Non-Public Information ,
Personal Benefit ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Tippees ,
Tippers ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
White Collar Crimes
Arizona has joined two other states in applying its consumer fraud law to pharmaceutical manufacturers. The Arizona Court of Appeals decision came in a products liability action against Medicis Corporation, related to a...more