In early 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Commerce launched the Disruptive Technology Strike Force to target illicit actors, strengthen supply chains and protect critical technology assets from theft by nation-state adversaries.

Read on to learn about recent federal prosecutions initiated by the Strike Force, targeting theft of trade secrets and…

On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, No. 22-105, 2023 WL 4138983 (U.S. June 23, 2023), that will provide further protection for parties seeking arbitration. The issue presented to the Court was whether a district court must stay its proceedings while an interlocutory appeal on the question of arbitrability is ongoing. The Court held that a district court must stay its proceedings pending such an appeal.

Warburg Pincus has invested in ParetoHealth, according to a news release.

ParetoHealth, based in Philadelphia, is a health benefits captive. Founded in 2011, the company provides employer healthcare benefits solutions designed to enable small and midsized businesses to self-fund their health benefits.

Warburg Pincus, based in New York, is a global private…

A Kansas federal court recently ruled against the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in litigation arising out of a discovery dispute brought by the relator and defendant in a separate, pending FCA action.  See Schroeder v. United States Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 22-2209-DCC-KGG, 2023 WL 3478052 (D. Kan.). This relatively unique case is based on Plaintiff Thomas Schroeder filing suit against the VA, a non-party to his qui tam action alleging violations of the FCA, after the department declined to produce certain documentation within its sole possession during the FCA case’s discovery phase. Subsequently, Medtronic, Inc., defendant in the qui tam action filed by Schroeder, filed an intervenor complaint in Schroeder’s lawsuit after the VA similarly declined its discovery request too. Not only does this case serve as a unique example of opposing FCA litigants joining together as temporary allies in a separate discovery dispute, this case further suggests that while courts give agencies broad discretion, courts will – absent a rational justification – side with the parties bringing suit, even if orders to compel discovery onto an agency may be rare.

In the premier episode of The Professor’s Corner, McGuireWoods partner and host Geoff Cockrell is joined by McGuireWoods partner and complex corporate healthcare litigator David Pivnick. They discuss a whistleblower case in Massachusetts that challenged the widely accepted notion that private equity investors are insulated from risk beyond the scope of their financial investment.…

Grovecourt Capital Partners has announced it has acquired Premier Radiology Services.

Premier, based in Miami, is a provider of teleradiology services. Founded in 2006, Premier has a network of about 100 radiologists who support mobile imaging providers, occupational health centers, urgent care providers and outpatient clinics.

Grovecourt, based in West Palm Beach, Fla.,…

DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP) has announced it has completed an investment in LKC Technologies.

LKC, based in Gaithersburg, Md., is a manufacturer of electrophysiology testing devices. Founded in 1975, the company’s flagship product is RETeval, a handheld electroretinography and visual evoked potential device used to aid in the diagnosis and management of retina and…