Dec 10, 2024 | Copyright Infringement
Netflix has been named in yet another legal battle over its 2021 hit film “Don’t Look Up”. Self-published author Darren Hunter has filed a lawsuit against the streaming network, claiming copyright infringement. Hunter, an author from Harleysville,...
Dec 10, 2024 | Land Zoning Law
English Avenue’s revitalization continues with The Proctor, a mixed-income development breaking ground at 698 Oliver Street. Just south of the Westside Beltline Connector, this project brings 137 units, 41 of which are affordable for residents earning up to 80% of the...
Dec 10, 2024 | Commercial Payor Audits, Health Care, Housing Development Law, Open Records Act, Overpayment Appeals, Public Corruption, Special Use Permit Filing, Strategic Land Use, Tax Fraud
On December 6, the Department of Justice announced that a federal court ordered Elk Pharmacy Inc., a pharmacy in Elkin, North Carolina, to pay a $500,000 penalty and comply with an injunction to prevent the unlawful dispensing of controlled substances. The injunction...
Dec 2, 2024 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ has charged nine members of a multi-state money laundering organization (“MLO”) for their roles in a $20 million conspiracy. According to the indictment, since approximately November 2016, Samson A. Omoniyi, Misha L. Cooper, Robert A. Cooper, Carlesha L....
Nov 26, 2024 | Zoning and Land Use
As reported by Urbanize Atlanta, after years of delays, the transformative Lotus Grove district on Buford Highway is finally moving forward, with vertical construction slated for summer 2025. Real estate firm Insignia plans to turn the 13-acre former Kmart site just...
Nov 25, 2024 | PPP Investigations
On November 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an indictment was unsealed in the Northern District of Texas charging Nathan Reis, 45, and Stephanie Hockridge, 41, with orchestrating a plan to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds through the...
Nov 25, 2024 | Medicare and Medicaid
Twenty years ago, Robert Peter Sauve faced charges for orchestrating a significant scheme that defrauded the federal Medicare program of millions of dollars. However, before authorities could detain him, Sauve managed to escape the Miami area, evading capture for two...
Nov 25, 2024 | Trademark Enforcement, Trademark Protection
Penn State University was recently awarded $28,000 in trademark infringement lawsuit against Vintage Brand. The two parties had a dispute over the use of the Nittany Lion logo and other trademarked symbols. Penn State alleged that Vintage Brand, an online retailer...
Nov 25, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
Government Employees Insurance Co., GEICO Indemnity Co., GEICO General Insurance Company, and GEICO Casualty Co. (“GEICO”) has dismissed its $2.8 million RICO lawsuit against Dr. Erik T. Bendiks and his medical practice Apex Spine & Orthopaedics (“Apex...
