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What’s at Stake for Medical Professionals in “Pill Mill” Investigations

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In an earlier article, I detailed how the DOJ has focused its attention on the aggressive investigation and prosecution of “pill mill” cases. In this article, I discuss the consequences physicians and other medical...more

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Liability risks at every port along the opiate stream

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Legal liability associated with the ever-evolving opiate epidemic is continually changing and expanding. Initially, the focus was on internet pharmacies for their dispensing activities....more

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Ohio Board of Pharmacy releases proposed rules on pain management and office-based opioid treatment clinics

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The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy recently issued a number of proposed rule sets for public comment. Notably included were new rules on the operation of office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) clinics and rules governing the...more

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Burr Alert: Part IV: White Collar Courier: Delivering News and Providing Guidance in White Collar Matters

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In part one of this series, I detailed how the U.S. Department of Justice has focused its attention on the aggressive investigation and prosecution of “pill mill” cases. See “Part One: DOJ Devotes Resources, Vows to Come...more

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Burr Alert: Part III: White Collar Courier: Delivering News and Providing Guidance in White Collar Matters

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In part one of this series, I detailed how the U.S. Department of Justice has focused its attention on the aggressive investigation and prosecution of “pill mill” cases. See “Part One: DOJ Devotes Resources, Vows to Come...more

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Burr Alert: Part II: White Collar Courier: Delivering News and Providing Guidance in White Collar Matters

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In part one of this series, I detailed how the U.S. Department of Justice has focused its attention on the aggressive investigation and prosecution of “pill mill” cases. See “Part One: DOJ Devotes Resources, Vows to Come...more

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Burr Alert: Part I: White Collar Courier: Delivering News and Providing Guidance in White Collar Matters

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Before joining Burr & Forman, I was a federal prosecutor for a little over a decade focusing on health care fraud and general white collar matters. In that role, I was a member of a prosecution team that secured guilty...more

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EPA Proposes New Rules for Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Management and for Other Hazardous Waste Generators

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two new proposed hazardous waste rules that EPA believes would clarify and simplify requirements for health care facilities and retail pharmacies to manage their...more

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Treating chronic pain can be risky for physicians

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Opioids are the mostprescribed class of prescription medications in the United States. Physicians are the legal gatekeepers for prescription medications to treat chronic pain. Over the last 10 years, prescriptions for opioid...more

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Georgia Becomes Ninth State to Pass Legislation Regulating Pain Management Clinics, in Attempt to Stop "Pill Mills"

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On May 2, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed Georgia House Bill 178, making Georgia the ninth U.S. state to pass legislation regulating pain management clinics....more

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