Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates Sentence for Violating Constitution’s Ex Post Facto Clause
On August 2, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a criminal defendant’s sentence, because … Learn More
On August 2, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a criminal defendant’s sentence, because … Learn More
On May 31, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the associated property rule in … Learn More
On July 27, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Freidman v. Sebelius upheld the … Learn More
On July 20, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concluded that the district court clearly erred … Learn More
On July 30, 2012, the U.S. Tax Court concluded that Betty Loren-Maltese, a locally well-known Illinois politician, fraudulently underreported income … Learn More
On July 30, 2012, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti announced multiple arrests in an investigation conducted by the Florida Workers’ Compensation Fraud Task Force known as “Operation Dirty Money.” The arrests come as part of a larger effort of the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud to combat workers’ compensation fraud facilitated by money services businesses (“MSB”) Learn More
As we have detailed in previous reports here and here, on April 15, 2011, federal prosecutors shut down online poker sites PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker and indicted eleven people in connection with their involvement with the sites’ operation. Learn More
On May 1, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) cleared the Proteus Digital Health, Inc. (“Proteus”) ingestible sensor for marketing as a Class II medical device through the de novo review process. The ingestible sensor is part of digital health feedback system that will relay information to a patient’s healthcare professional from a microchip embedded in pills to monitor a patient’s response to treatment Learn More
The latest round of a stem cell debate may have concluded, but as far as the lawyers representing an orthopedics company that has offered stem cell treatments are concerned, it’s a long way from over. Learn More
On June 22, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed that a … Learn More