Aug 7, 2023 | Anti-Counterfeit, Trademark Enforcement
Last week U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D – Del.) and Chuck Grassley (R – Iowa) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing August as National Anti-Counterfeiting and Consumer Education Awareness Month, highlighting “the importance of trademarks in the American...
Aug 2, 2023 | White Collar Crime
On July 31, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Leon Haynes, a tax preparer from Teaneck, New Jersey, was arrested for fraudulently seeking over $124,000,000 from the IRS by filing over 1,000 tax returns falsely claiming COVID-19-related employment tax...
Aug 2, 2023 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that Martin’s Point Health Care Inc. (Martin’s Point) has agreed to pay $22,485,000 to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. Martin’s Point operates managed care insurance plans known as Medicare Advantage Plans (MA Plans) for...
Jul 31, 2023 | Brand Protection, Trademark Protection
Last week the U.S. Ninth Circuit adopted a standard for contributory trademark infringement liability, “a novel question” before the appellate court. In Y.Y.G.M. SA v. Redbubble, Inc., No. 21-56150, 2023 WL 4697350 (9th Cir. July 24, 2023), the plaintiff, doing...
