May 28, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Atlas EnergyThe U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Astellas Pharma US Inc. (Astellas) and Amgen Inc. (Amgen) will pay a combined total of almost $125 million to settle various allegations that the companies illegally paid Medicare copays for their own...
May 28, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Atlas EnergyEarlier this month, the Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance regarding how the DOJ will award credit to companies that cooperate during a False Claims Act (FCA) investigation. This new guidance was incorporated into the DOJ’s...
Apr 25, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
On April 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had criminally charged sixty people in seven states throughout Appalachia for allegations related to the prescription and distribution of opioids and other controlled substances. Fifty-three of...
Apr 25, 2019 | Employment Law
Earlier this week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that, since April 18, it has reached settlement agreements with five separate companies facing allegations of discriminatory employment practices. As a result of these settlements,...
