Criminal Law – May 21, 2012

by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 5/11/2012

Responding to a requirement in the Dodd-Frank Act that it review, and if appropriate, amend, the federal sentencing guidelines for mortgage fraud, the U.S. Sentencing Commission set forth on April 13, 2012, two new provisions...more

by King & Spalding on 5/9/2012

On May 2, DOJ and HHS announced charges against 107 individuals, including doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, across the country for allegedly participating in Medicare fraud schemes totaling $452...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/8/2012

Abbott Laboratories (Abbott), an Illinois company, will pay over $1.6 billion in penalties to the federal government and several states related to its alleged illegal promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for off-label...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/26/2012

A hearing titled Anatomy of a Fraud Bust: From Investigation to Conviction held by the Senate Committee on Finance (Committee) on April 24th allowed federal health care agencies to both tout their fraud-fighting successes,...more

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 3/22/2012

In This Issue: Firm Awards: Legal Business Names Quinn Emanuel "US Law Firm of the Year" QE's Appellate and Antitrust Practices Ranked Top in the Nation Firm News: Star Trial Lawyer William Burck...more

by Lee Harris on 3/10/2012

‘The Two Limbs of Privacy’ ‘The Right to Protection, and Freedom from Harassment’ With the recent success of actions for breach of privacy in the Queensland and Victorian District Courts, the...more

by Aaron Morris on 2/19/2012

When is a breach of contract also fraud? When the party never intended to perform. So how do you get into the mind of the defendant to determine if he intended to perform when he signed the agreement? Thankfully,...more

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/17/2012

On January 6, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that it has modified its settlement policy for enforcement actions that also involve a criminal conviction or admissions by a defendant of criminal...more