News & Analysis as of May 19, 2025

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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain.

Ninth Circuit Precedent Limits Fraud-Based Label Claims

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/20/2024

It is well-settled that fraud-based claims asserted in federal court need to satisfy not only Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)’s plausibility pleading standard but also the heightened pleading requirements of Federal...more

Good investigative practices apply in all settings

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 12/13/2023

As reported in the Report on Research Compliance, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently held a workshop on the performance of federal research misconduct investigations....more

Enforcement News: SEC Brings Enforcement Action in Connection EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Freiberger Haber LLP on 11/29/2023

In July of this year, we wrote about a fraud action involving the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (“EB-5 Program” or “Program”) (here). Under the EB-5 Program, investors are eligible for permanent residency status in the U.S....more

Fake It till You Break It: Insurance Coverage Implications for ChatGPT Mishaps

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 9/8/2023

ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot created by OpenAI, has taken the legal world by storm since it first launched in November 2022. The chatbot gained notoriety for its cutting-edge ability to answer questions...more

Data Corruption: DOJ Targets Fraud In Medical Research Trial In The Era Of COVID-19

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 3/23/2021

In late 2019, Gustav Eyler, the Director of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Consumer Protection Branch (“CPB”), cited fraudulent data in clinical research trials for new drugs and medical devices as a topic of “major...more

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