Administrative

Distributor of Ophthalmic Surgical Products Found Guilty of Paying Kickbacks and Violating the False Claims Act: May Be Liable For Up To $848 Million in Civil Damages and PenaltiesCMS Streamlines Stark Law Self-DisclosuresMedicare Accelerated Payment Fraud Leads to Criminal Conviction

Class Action & Mass Torts

Ninth Circuit Vacates District Court’s Order of Class CertificationFifth Circuit Reverses ADA Class Certification Because the Class is Not AscertainableFifth Circuit Affirms Striking of Class Allegations

Corporate & Commercial

Ophthalmic Distributor May Face $848M in Penalties for Kickbacks, False Claims Act ViolationsDistributor of Ophthalmic Surgical Products Found Guilty of Paying Kickbacks and Violating the False Claims Act: May Be Liable For Up To $848 Million in Civil Damages and PenaltiesU.S. Department of Education Launches Secret Shoppers Program to Investigate Colleges and Universities

Employment & Labor

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Energy

PUCT Winter Storm Uri Orders Reversed and Remanded by Texas Court of AppealsWinter Storm Uri Qualifies as Force Majeure, Even When Performance Was Not “Impossible”IRS Issues Guidance for Energy Tax Credits in Low-Income Communities – Notice 2023-17

Featured

Up-and-Coming Women in PE to Know: Pooja GoelUK HM Treasury Consults on Safe Harbor Rules for Legacy LIBOR Contracts

Financial

Another Judicial Reminder for Policyholders to Carefully Review Policy Language and Provide Timely Notice of a “Claim”Financial Institutions and Bank Directors and Officers in the Crosshairs – Are Their Insurance Policies Really Primed and Ready?Notable Litigation - February 2023

Health Care

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Kohlberg Invests in United DigestiveHealthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Waud Acquires Fusion Healthcare StaffingWomen in PE to Know: Erin Andrew

Insurance

Another Judicial Reminder for Policyholders to Carefully Review Policy Language and Provide Timely Notice of a “Claim”Financial Institutions and Bank Directors and Officers in the Crosshairs – Are Their Insurance Policies Really Primed and Ready?Policyholders Beware – Lloyd’s is Adding New Exclusions to Limit Insurance Coverage for State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Next Month – Are You Prepared?

International

Ophthalmic Distributor May Face $848M in Penalties for Kickbacks, False Claims Act ViolationsU.S. Department of Education Launches Secret Shoppers Program to Investigate Colleges and UniversitiesSilvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Bank Receiverships in General, and Payroll Regulatory Challenges

Privacy & Data Security

The Door Opens for Astronomical Damages Under BIPADo Your Insurance Policies Cover Cyberattacks From State-Sponsored Entities?Five Years It Is — Illinois Supreme Court Decides BIPA Statute of Limitations

Tax

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Technology

California Leads the Way on Commercial Lending DisclosuresFinCEN Alert Highlights Potential U.S. Commercial Real Estate Investments by Sanctioned Russian Elites and Their ProxiesFinCEN Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Access to Beneficial Owner Information