Oct 3, 2023 | Government Contract
In an important step for easing access to banking, insurance, and other financial services for businesses in the cannabis industry, on September 27, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee passed The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act with a 14-9...
Mar 17, 2023 | Government Contract
On March 9, 2023, the Georgia Court of Appeals remanded to the Superior Court of DeKalb County the unresolved aspects of a tumultuous case that had originally resulted in a more than $6 million verdict against the City of Brookhaven, its Mayor and City Manager. The...
Feb 14, 2023 | Government Affairs, Government Contract
On February 9, 2023, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachel Krause denied a motion filed by the Georgia First Amendment Foundation (GFAF) to unseal the record of the protest proceedings concerning Georgia’s application process for awarding licenses to companies...
Jan 26, 2023 | Government Contract, Government Investigations
In a post published a couple weeks ago, we discussed the strides made by Georgia to legalize and facilitate the sale and use of medical cannabis in the state. One of the final steps to that end was the adoption of regulations that had been proposed by the Georgia...
Nov 28, 2022 | Government Contract, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On Monday, November 28, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Percoco v. United States, a case involving the “honest-services fraud statute” and whether a private citizen can be convicted for bribery and fraud. The case involves a former New York state...
Nov 22, 2022 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
In fiscal year 2021, just under 90% of the government’s False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries came from within the healthcare industry. The year prior, that figure was a bit lower, but still over 83%. It is safe to say, then, that the “vast majority” of FCA...
