Podcast: The Briefing - Is Linda Fairstein’s Portrayal in Netflix’s “When They See Us” Fair?
The Briefing: Is Linda Fairstein’s Portrayal in Netflix’s “When They See Us” Fair?
Podcast - The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Defamation by Docudrama – Inventing Anna
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Defamation by Docudrama – Inventing Anna
Law Brief®: Joel Rosner and Richard Schoenstein Discuss Palin vs. The Times
Negative Online Reviews and Reputation Management: Tips for Health Care Practices and Providers
Deepfakes and Disinformation: The World of Manipulated Media
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: “Inspired By” Characters – Defamation Lawsuit Part II
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Preparing Today for Tomorrow's PPP Audit
Podcast - Developments in FDA & DOJ Regulation and Enforcement of Manufacturer Communications
Political pressure increasing on social media companies to police their platforms - Over the course of a week in August, the UK experienced widespread civil unrest with crimes such as rioting, vandalism, looting and...more
Providing a statement to a police officer is a significant aspect of the criminal justice process, typically involving the sharing of information or detailing events relevant to an ongoing investigation. It is vital to...more
Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, Number 2. (January 2023) -Since his arrest in August 2019, Feng “Franklin” Tao has published 16 “research articles” for the University of Kansas (KU), authored a book and began...more
On 4 November 2022, in the case of FCA v Papadimitrakopoulos & Gryparis1 , the UK High Court reaffirmed the principle that information obtained via Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) requests can only be used for the purpose for...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an August 15th Notification of Evaluation (“NOE”) whose subject is titled: The EPA’s Handling of Criminal Discovery...more
21 U.S.C. § 331: Selling Counterfeit Drugs - Under Section 331, it is illegal to sell counterfeit drugs in interstate commerce. Because this includes online sales, the “interstate commerce” element is very easy to...more
On July 30, 2021, the SEC posted 14 Notices of Covered Actions, after which individuals have 90 calendar days to apply for a whistleblower award. As discussed in our prior post, the SEC publishes these Notices for cases in...more
In April 2021, the SEC released several public statements that may have begun to cool a superheated SPAC market. FINRA soon followed suit, announcing in July 2021 a regulatory sweep aimed at SPACs. Now, for the first time, a...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 7 (July 2021) - In a review of more than 500 NIH awards, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that about one-fifth were funded “out of rank order,” and for more than a...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 2 (February 2021) - “I don’t want to be on the front page of the paper with my best researcher being dragged off in handcuffs. It doesn’t look good for our university,” a senior...more
Tips on Preparing to Defend Against Allegations of SBA Loan Fraud During the COVID-19 Crisis - Federal emergency relief legislation—including the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”)—has...more
While many who have accepted PPP loans now consider the forgiveness aspects and process, be mindful of federal enforcement. To date, the Justice Department has filed 36 PPP fraud cases, charging about 51 defendants....more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided for the establishment and expansion of a range of economic assistance programs designed to help...more
Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 3 (February 20, 2020) - Despite its earlier agreement to repay just $5,442 in costs questioned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General, the University of...more
The United States government has an arsenal of agencies and civil and criminal statutes at its disposal to choose from in investigating and combatting healthcare fraud. A recent federal indictment discussed below exemplifies...more
Last week, DOJ announced the indictment of two former Herbalife executives in China for participating in a bribery scheme over a ten-year period. Herbalife, a multi-level marketing company, was not charged and its...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training publishes an environmental Case Crimes Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that summarizes publicized investigative activity...more
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced in an October 3rd news release that Carlos Conde of Smyrna, Georgia was arraigned on October 2nd for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act. ...more
In a lengthy opinion in United States v. Sampson on August 6, 2018, the Second Circuit (Cabranes, Livingston, Carney) affirmed the conviction of former New York State Senator John Sampson for obstruction of justice and false...more
The familiar saying that "it's not the crime, it's the cover-up" is well-worn for a reason. Obstructive behavior or false statements can land defendants in hot water regardless of the substance of the government's underlying...more
On February 7, 2018, Dutch bank Rabobank’s U.S. subsidiary pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair, impede, and obstruct a review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) of the bank’s anti-money laundering...more
If you ask people why Martha Stewart went to jail, many will say insider trading. And if you ask others what crime Scooter Libby committed, most will say breaching national security by disclosing the name of a covert C.I.A....more
"Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" Part III - Why it matters: It is time for another installment in our continuing "Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" coverage into the ongoing constitutional challenges to the SEC's...more