In recent years, pharmaceutical companies have faced criminal investigations and charges in regard to alleged off-label marketing of prescription drugs and kickbacks to doctors. For this reason, the filing last month of two...more
5/9/2013 - Anti-Kickback Statute DOJ False Claims Act Healthcare Kickbacks Novartis Pharmaceutical
Vagueness is a common problem in white-collar criminal cases. In many instances the line between legal and illegal conduct is blurry at best. This means that someone could face prosecution, a damaged reputation, loss of...more
4/4/2013 - Definiteness Due Process Fair Notice Fiduciary Duty Honest Services Fraud Self-Dealing Vagueness White Collar Crimes
The President's nomination of Mary Jo White to become Chairman of the SEC has generated reservations as well as praise. Naysayers wonder whether her years in private practice representing banks and bankers, including J.P....more
2/20/2013 - Mary Jo White Nominations Political Appointments SEC
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sent shockwaves through the pharmaceutical industry with its decision in United States v. Caronia. Alfred Caronia was a pharmaceutical sales representative convicted of a...more
12/11/2012 - Commercial Speech FDA FDCA Free Speech Marketing Off-Label Promotion Off-Label Use Pharmaceutical
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