Feb 2, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations
On February 1, 2025, President Trump announced the imposition of substantial tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China. These tariffs are likely to come with an increase in customs enforcement, with customs officials ensuring that incoming goods are...
Jan 31, 2025 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
Earlier this month, the Department of Justice announced that it had indicted the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) with healthcare fraud and conspiracy in relation to unnecessary gynecological and other procedures performed by one of its employed physicians....
Jan 29, 2025 | Election Law, Government Litigation
On November 7, 2023, Commissioner Alvin Nelson of the City of Waycross, Georgia won the narrowest of election victories — by a mere 18 votes — against then-incumbent Commissioner Henry Strickland. Mr. Strickland did not accept the results and filed an...
Jan 28, 2025 | Fraud Investigations
On January 24, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that James Wilson, a Maryland resident, was convicted of charges related to an alleged $20 million insurance fraud scheme. A federal jury found Wilson guilty of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, money...
Jan 28, 2025 | Zoning and Land Use
As reported by Planetizen, a new movement known as YIGBY—“Yes in God’s Back Yard”—is gaining traction. Churches and faith-based organizations are advocating for the right to build housing on their underutilized properties, a practice often restricted by local zoning...
Jan 27, 2025 | Fraud Investigations
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., through its subsidiary Biohaven Pharmaceutical, has agreed to a $59.7 million settlement to resolve allegations of submitting false Medicare claims by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers. These kickbacks were allegedly intended...
Jan 23, 2025 | Health Care, Healthcare Transactions
On January 17, the Department of Justice announced that BioReference Health LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories Inc., and its parent company, OPKO Health Inc., agreed to pay $704,349 to resolve allegations brought under the False Claims Act. The...
Jan 22, 2025 | False Claims Act
A nationwide civil complaint has been filed against Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreen Co. and various subsidiaries (“Walgreens”) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The 300-page complaint allege, inter alia, that the pharmacy giant...
Jan 22, 2025 | Zoning and Land Use
As reported by Rough Draft, DeKalb County has been ordered to pay the city of Brookhaven $30,000 to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from the 2020 annexation of land at Briarcliff Road and North Druid Hills Road. This legal battle highlights the complexities and...
Jan 17, 2025 | False Claims Act
Judge Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants in a qui tam action, ruling that the “but-for” causation standard should be applied when violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) form the...
