Administrative
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Agrees to $900M False Claims Act Settlement to Resolve Kickback ClaimsSeventh Circuit Suggests High Standard Under the FCA Whistleblower Retaliation ProvisionPotential Anti-Kickback Prosecution Does Not Give Blanket Fifth Amendment Protection in a Medical Malpractice Suit
Class Action & Mass Torts
Ninth Circuit Renders Section 1712 of CAFA Inapplicable to a Class Action SettlementFourth Circuit Vacates and Remands Class Certification Decision in Accordance with Supreme Court’s Directive to Consider Ramirez’s Effect on Issues of Standing in Mortgage Class ActionU.S. Court of Appeals’ Continued Skepticism Over Putative Class Member Motions to Intervene
Corporate & Commercial
Schemes that Deprive a Person of “Potentially Valuable Economic Information” – Punishable Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute?Fourth Circuit Vacates, Remands Class Certification, Applying Ramirez to Standing in Mortgage CaseFederal Reserve Exercises Broad Disciplinary Authority to Sanction Former Bank Employees Who Committed PPP Loan Fraud
International
Schemes that Deprive a Person of “Potentially Valuable Economic Information” – Punishable Under the Federal Wire Fraud Statute?California Signs New Bill Prohibiting CA-based Tech Companies from Disclosing Data for State Abortion InvestigationsAt Long Last, FinCEN Issues Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule
Technology
Fourth Circuit Vacates, Remands Class Certification, Applying Ramirez to Standing in Mortgage CaseFederal Reserve Exercises Broad Disciplinary Authority to Sanction Former Bank Employees Who Committed PPP Loan FraudCFPB Charges Schools With “Abusive” Act of Denying Academic Transcripts to Students With Debts