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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

White Collar Watch - April 2013

by Bruce D. Armon, Andrea P. Brockway, Michael Finio, Christopher R. Hall, Keith Lorenze, Nicholas J. Nastasi, Courtney L. Schultz, Brian Simons | Saul Ewing LLP on 4/23/2013

In This Issue: - Third Circuit Panel Liberalizes “Protected Activity” Immunity for Employees Claiming Whistleblower Status - Doing Time: A Requirement for White Collar Crime? - Casting a Smaller Net:...more

Health Care Enforcement in 2012: A Year in Review

by Hope Foster, Samantha Kingsbury, Tracy Miner, Jessica Sergi, Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/26/2013

Last year was another busy year in health care fraud enforcement. In 2012, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) reported total expected recoveries of $6.9 billion from all...more

False Press Release Leads To Exclusion From Federal Programs

by Robert Rose | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/20/2013

Dr. Harkonen was the CEO of InterMune, Inc, a pharmaceutical company that developed, marketed and sold drugs for lung and liver diseases, including Actimmune. In 2002, the FDA had approved Actimmune to treat only two...more

10 Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2013

by Cory Fox, Gregory Saikin | BakerHostetler on 2/15/2013

To paraphrase a famous quote, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," and providers who ignore the significance of the federal government's healthcare fraud enforcements efforts in 2012 do so at their...more

Second Circuit Vacates Pharmaceutical Misbranding Conviction on Free Speech Grounds

by John L. Brownlee, William F. Gould, Timothy J. Taylor | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/1/2013

After two years of deliberation, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has finally issued its decision in United States v. Caronia, holding that the government cannot prosecute pharmaceutical manufacturers or their...more

Second Circuit Declares Off-Label Promotion Ban Unconstitutional: Implications for False Claims Act Defendants

by Aileen Mcgill | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/17/2013

On December 3, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the First Amendment protects pharmaceutical companies who truthfully promote the lawful, off-label use of prescription drugs from...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

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

Unauthorized Access of President Obama's Student Loan Data Ends in Computer Fraud Conviction

by Nick Akerman on 9/6/2011

The proof at trial was wholly circumstantial, but, as the court found, was sufficient for the jury to convict. As the court explained, “the government introduced evidence establishing that on August 27, 2008, Teague's...more

Ifrah Law’s Blog Wrap-up, February 19 – March 8

by Jeff Ifrah on 3/13/2011

This is the third of a regular series of posts that summarize and wrap up our latest thoughts that have appeared recently on Ifrah Law’s blogs. 1. Will the Internet Taint a Loughner Verdict? Is it impossible for accused...more