Mar 27, 2023 | Health Care Fraud
On March 23, 2023, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Dr. William Lawrence Siefert and Dr. Timothy Ehn were convicted of health care fraud. Dr. Ehn was also convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to the government, Dr....
Mar 21, 2023 | Cyber Law, False Claims Act
Chilivis Grubman attorneys warned that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative would use the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue cybersecurity-related fraud. The FCA prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a...
Mar 21, 2023 | Criminal Matters
On March 15, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that a lower court, which had enjoined the Gwinnett County District Attorney from engaging in any enforcement measures concerning the sale of Delta-8, should have instead dismissed the lawsuit. A...
Mar 21, 2023 | Civil Matters
On March 15, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s $250,000 punitive damages cap in a closely watched case. The appeal stemmed from a jury’s award of $50 million in punitive damages to the estate of Tia McGee, who was sexually...
Mar 17, 2023 | Government Contract
On March 9, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals remanded to the Superior Court of DeKalb County the unresolved aspects of a tumultuous case that had originally resulted in a more than $6 million verdict against the City of Brookhaven, its Mayor and City Manager. The...
