The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and this year, much like last year, continues to present unique challenges and opportunities for consumer companies and retailers. In this nearly “post-COVID” environment,...more
12/22/2022
/ Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Marketplace ,
E-Commerce ,
Fashion Industry ,
Holidays ,
Internet Retailers ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Trademarks
As we enter the second holiday season of the pandemic, restaurants, stores, and hotels have had to rethink consumer health and safety, innovating to attract and retain customers. But they also have been forced to rethink...more
On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Criminal Division, updated its guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs,” providing increased clarity on some of the key questions prosecutors will...more
On May 1, 2020, the D.C. Circuit denied RPM International’s petition for a writ of mandamus to vacate a district court order compelling disclosure of interview memoranda prepared by outside counsel to the Securities and...more
Closing stores during a global pandemic wasn’t easy. But re-opening stores during a global pandemic comes with its own set of challenges. With a strategic approach and focus on crisis leadership, retailers can take proactive...more
As the world learns how to navigate the new normal, businesses have become accustomed to dealing with what used to be considered exceptional – managing mass shut-downs, disrupted supply chains, the collapse of demand, and the...more
5/12/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
OSHA ,
Price Gouging ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
Retail Market ,
Social Distancing ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommuting ,
Workplace Safety
One by one, at devastating speed, communities across the globe are facing the effects of Covid-19. With more than 115,000 reported cases to date, we are no longer awaiting a new reality; we have met it head on....more
3/16/2020
/ Business Continuity Plans ,
Business Interruption ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Debt Trading ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Financial Markets ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Liquidity ,
Product Recalls ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain
More than two years after the Northern District of Alabama granted summary judgment in a False Claims Act (FCA) case in favor of AseraCare Inc., holding that “contradiction based on clinical judgment or opinion alone cannot...more
9/11/2019
/ Bifurcation ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Remand ,
Terminal Illness Treatments ,
Vacated ,
Whistleblowers
Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the interlocutory appeal in United States ex rel. Michaels v. Agape Senior Community, Inc.. In an opinion considering two significant questions arising under the qui tam...more
2/16/2017
/ Appeals ,
Extrapolation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Statistical Sampling ,
Veto Rights