Nov 2, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
In March 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). Since the CARES Act’s enactment, CG attorneys have cautioned recipients about increased oversight and enforcement. In April 2020, CG attorneys...
Nov 2, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care
Over the last few years, state and federal law enforcement agencies have brought a number of criminal and civil actions to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for the opioid crisis. The latest milestone in the pursuit of accountability is a DOJ settlement with...
Oct 27, 2020 | Government Investigations, Health Care, White Collar Crime
Earlier this year, a jury found Sylvia Hofstetter guilty of a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (“RICO”) conspiracy, two counts of drug conspiracy, money laundering, and maintaining a drug-involved premise for her role in operating pill mills in Florida and...
Oct 22, 2020 | DOJ, General, Government Investigations
Yesterday, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a landmark antitrust case against Google, accusing the tech giant of disadvantaging competitors through a network of allegedly exclusionary business deals regarding searching and online advertising. Eleven states –...
Oct 20, 2020 | Government Investigations, Health Care, White Collar Crime
The False Claims Act has long been considered one of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) most powerful tools for preventing wrongdoing in the healthcare industry. However, the DOJ’s Antitrust Division has been actively investigating anti-competitive behavior in the...
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...
