May 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
In recent blog posts, we have written about the risk of government scrutiny that comes with receipt of paycheck protection program (PPP) funds under the CARES Act. For example, on April 7, we wrote about the creation of the Special Inspector General for Pandemic...
Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
As everyone already likely knows by now, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provided for nearly $350 billion to small businesses via the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). After PPP funding ran out of funds in less than two weeks,...
Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
The COVID 19 pandemic has caused the closing of thousands of offices, retail stores and restaurants nationwide. Can the pandemic also affect the enforceability of the millions of contracts through which we all conduct business? Perhaps. There are two possible ways...
Apr 8, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, False Claims Act, General
On April 7, 2020, the three United States Attorneys Offices in Georgia, along with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Governor, announced a new COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, which they say is “aimed at better protecting the citizens of Georgia...
Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
Last week, we wrote about the blanket Stark Law waivers issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a...
