Oct 14, 2020 | Election Law
As voters in Georgia go to the polls starting this week for early voting and continue to vote by absentee ballot, voters will be asked to consider three amendments to the Georgia constitution. Georgia’s constitution has been amended 87 times since Georgians adopted...
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...
