Case Study: Sandager V. Dell Marketing by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/21/2012 Originally Published in Law360, New York May 17, 2012 -- While the False Claims Act generally is understood to be a “whistleblower” statute, it has been a tool of choice in recent years for opportunistic qui tam relators who...more
First Circuit’s Oral Argument in Rost Revisits Prior Case Law Expanding False Claims Act Liability by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/14/2012 On May 8, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc. (10-2215). The central issues in the case are whether compliance with the federal...more
Outsourcing Company to Pay Record $500 Million Settlement in CityTime Investigation by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/25/2012 Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has agreed to pay more than $500 million in fines and penalties to settle federal charges alleging that the outsourcing company overcharged the city of New York for work and...more
Food Services Providers & Investigations by State Attorneys General by Venable LLP on 12/16/2011 New York State’s new Taxpayer Protection Bureau, which New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman established in January 2011, was designed to eliminate fraud and recoup money illegally taken from New York State...more
Bribery Act 2010 Guidance in the UK by BPE Solicitors LLP on 3/30/2011 Useful guidance from the UK Government on the application of The Bribery Act 2010....more
New Civil Enforcement Efforts Key for Federal Law Enforcement in Western Pennsylvania by Reed Smith on 1/5/2011 New U.S. Attorney, in Briefing for Defense Counsel, Warns Emphasis on "Bringing Money In" From Government Contractors, Health Care Providers, and Energy/Environmental Concerns The new United States Attorney for the...more
United Kingdom Supreme Court Rules That Courts Always Retain Final Decision To Determine Arbitrator’s Jurisdictional Authority by Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP on 12/1/2010 Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Company v. The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan, 2010 UKSC 46 (3 November 2010), involved an attempt by a company (Dallah) operating in Saudi Arabia to enforce...more
Foreign States May Be Liable For Tortious Acts Committed By Their Employees by Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP on 11/1/2010 The "tortious act exception" of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA,” 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(5)) provides that a foreign state, or its official or employee, is not immune from money damages sought against...more
New Rule Requires Federal Contractors to Report Executive Compensation & Subcontractor Information by Miller & Martin PLLC on 10/14/2010 Several federal agencies have promulgated a new rule which requires covered federal contractors to disclose information about the total compensation paid to their five most highly compensated executives and to the highest...more
Corporations Not Liable Under Torture Victim Protection Act by Connon Wood Scheidemantle LLP on 10/1/2010 The Torture Victim Protection Act (“TVPA”) was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1992 “to carry out obligations of the United States under the United Nations Charter and other international agreements pertaining to the...more
A Selective analysis of the Development Areas Law in Jordan by Law Gate (LG) Attorneys & Legal Counselors on 3/9/2010 This study has been made to determine whether the current Development Areas Law for the year 2007 is in a form that attracts investors to invest in the sustained development of the area of Ajlun. In this regard, there are...more