Senate Passes Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
On June 26, 2012, the U.S. Senate passed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety and Innovation Act by a 92-4 vote, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed on […]
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Federal Tax Conviction
In United States v. Jinwright, available here, the Richmond, Virginia based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed two tax convictions. The facts of the case are as follows: Mr. and […]
GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to $3 Billion Settlement to Resolve Fraud Allegations
On July 2, 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion in criminal and civil […]
FDA Denies Corn Sugar Petition, Only Sugar is Sugar
For years, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA), a national trade association representing the corn refining industry, has promoted the rebranding and name change of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) to […]
Tax Return Preparers Indicted for Assisting in Income Tax Evasion
In a Superseding Indictment, available here, filed June 14, 2012 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, three of the managers (David Kalai, Nadav Kalai, […]
FDA Announces Final Rule for Etched Citrus Labels
On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a final rule approving the use of carbon dioxide lasers for etching information on the surface of fresh, […]
Third Circuit Affirms District Court Holding the Perlman Doctrine Inapplicable Criminal Tax Grand Jury Subpoena
In the case of In re: Grand Jury, decided on May 24, 2012, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals confronted the following set of facts: ABC Corp., John Doe 1, […]
U.S. District Court in Miami orders new trial based on discovery violation for Electronically Stored Information
In United States v. Stirling, available here, Judge Altonaga of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami found that even though the government technically complied […]
Court Rebuffs FTC’s Attempt to Redefine “Competent and Reliable Scientific Evidence”
On May 23, 2012, Judge Donald Middlebrooks of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued an order denying the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion to […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Comments Regarding General Purpose Reloadable Prepaid Cards
A GPR card is issued for a set amount of dollars in exchange for payment made by a consumer. If the GPR card is “reloadable,” consumers can add funds to the card. In addition, prepaid cards may either be “closed-loop” or “open-loop.” “Closed-loop” cards are prepaid cards that can only be used at a specific merchant or group of merchants, while “open-loop” cards can be used at any location that accepts payment from a retail electronic payment network.
