Oct 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act
On October 8, 2020, New York City (“NYC”) filed a lawsuit against several South Florida entities and individuals (“South Florida defendants”) and a Chinese company for allegedly failing to procure ventilators which were promised during the peak of the city’s battle...
Oct 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to delays in trials across the country, beginning in March 2020 and continuing into 2021. A long-awaited trial in federal court in West Virginia is the latest addition to that list. An eagerly anticipated bellwether trial in...
Oct 12, 2020 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) was enacted in 1863 as a tool to deter fraud against the government. The FCA prohibits presenting to the government a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval. Congress strengthened the FCA in 1986 when it amended the qui tam...
Oct 8, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
In response to COVID-19, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Justice Melton, issued a statewide judicial state of emergency in March, which suspended all in-person jury trials. Nearly 6 months have passed without jury trials, and the backlog of cases has...
