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PODs Beware: OIG Releases Special Fraud Alert

by Matthew Murer | Polsinelli on 5/10/2013

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a Special Fraud Alert on March 26, 2013 warning that physician-owned distributorships (PODs) are "inherently suspect" under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Generally...more

OIG Special Fraud Alert Labels Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs) as “Inherently Suspect”

by Dennis Diaz, Sarah S. Fallows | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/22/2013

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued a Special Fraud Alert (“Alert”) on March 26, underscoring its heightened focus on fraud and abuse risks posed by physician-owned...more

340B Drug Pricing Program: Recent Developments

by Elizabeth Elson, Anil Shankar | Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/19/2013

The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) continues to undergo a period of intense scrutiny and debate over how compliance with program rules is enforced. As previously reported in the May 30, 2012 edition of Foley’s Legal...more

Business News Digest – March 2013

In this issue: - Executive Order Opens Consultative Processes to Draft Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure - Maryland Cybersecurity-Related Legislative Developments - NIST Seeking...more

Predicating False Claims Act Liability On False Cost Estimates May Impact Contractors' Willingness to Take On Projects Involving...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/25/2012

In 1995, the U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin the RSA II Contract (the “Contract”) for the provision of software and hardware used to support space launch operations at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Cape Kennedy....more

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's First Interpretation of the 2008 Right-To-Know Law: Release of Third-Party Contractor/Vendor...

by Saul Ewing LLP on 7/9/2012

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued its first decision interpreting the new Right-to-Know Law, requiring a municipal stadium authority to produce bids in possession of its private management company, but setting forth a...more

NC: Cutting Edge R&D and Cutting Edge Corporate Espionage

by Sands Anderson PC on 5/14/2012

The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that corporate espionage has cost American companies $13 billion from trade secrets stolen by company insiders and given to hostile foreign governments. To combat this...more

OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/26/2011

In late September, Flowserve Corporation (“Flowserve”) and a number of its subsidiaries agreed to settle alleged export violations with the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry of Security (“BIS”) for $2.5 million, and...more

OIG Publishes Fiscal Year 2012 Work Plan

by King & Spalding on 10/11/2011

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its work plan for the 2012 fiscal year in which it described its primary objectives for the year. We identify below, by...more

Military Flash Drive Producer Sued For Copyright And Patent Infringement

by SEO | Law Firm on 7/27/2011

California based IronKey is being slapped with two lawsuits in federal court. One is for patent infringement, the other copyright infringement. Most companies that do business in the technology area are global in reach,...more

Supreme Court Decision: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

by Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 6/15/2011

In its decision announced yesterday in Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University v. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 563 U.S. ___ (2011), the Supreme Court clarified the ownership of inventions resulting from...more

Overview of PRC Contract Law Principles and Tips on Contract Drafting for China Market

by Richard Kimber on 1/18/2011

An Overview of PRC Contract Law and Tips on Risk Management in Legal Drafting for the China Market...more

Fixed-Price Development Contracting: When Politics Trump Basic Contracting Principles

by Thompson Coburn LLP on 10/20/2010

Veterans of Government contracting know that despite a myriad of technological advances and the increasing oversight of defense contractors, basic rules of thumb continue to underlie successful contract performance. Failure...more

How to Become a United States Government Contractor

by Robert Cogan on 9/1/2008

This article discloses how to become eligible for government contracts and research grants. It does not address getting on the GSA schedule....more

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