04.08.20
We hope this alert finds you, your families and your colleagues healthy and safe in these challenging times.
04.04.19
Recent actions by the DOJ suggest that although the DOJ may continue to prosecute certain relators’ FCA cases, other relators may find themselves on the other side of a government motion to dismiss.
12.05.18
According to a group of payday lenders, the reverberations of Operation Choke Point are still being felt.
On November 29, 2018, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) policies that expand prosecutors’ discretion in awarding cooperation credit to companies facing criminal or civil investigations.
10.24.18
Applying a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the context of insurance coverage for a bank, a New York appellate court ruled that the amounts paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as disgorgement under a cease and desist order issued by the SEC were a “penalty” for which ...
08.30.18
Over the years, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) has expanded beyond U.S. issuers and domestic concerns to cover foreign companies and foreign individuals.
In a blow to an advertiser, a California federal court held that its insurers were not obligated to defend or indemnify the company in a false advertising lawsuit.
08.16.18
Building on its efforts to encourage self-reporting of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it will extend protections to voluntary reporting successor companies for preacquisition violations of the target company.
07.13.18
With the July 11 announcement by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein of the new Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud comes the obvious question: How will this task force affect the ongoing role of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection(CFPB); the ...
06.22.18
Many cases involving federal regulatory law are largely decided by judges appointed by the staffs of federal agencies—administrative law judges (ALJs).