CityMD Admits that it Billed Medicare for More Expensive and Complex Services Than it Performed, and Billed Medicare Under the Names of Doctors Who Did Not Actually Render the Services Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today a settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against CityMD.
The #Metoo campaign has seen high profile and vocal lawyer Olivia Wensley banned by the Law Society from participating in the Society’s panel investigating a raft of sexual harassment complaints from within the profession but says she will continue “calling out the profession” Although Law Society President Kathryn Beck said Ms Wensley would be invited
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David Kaufman* The growth in demand for legal services in 2017, according to Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor, was stagnant. That compares to an ever increasing spike almost every year prior to the Great Recession. As a result of this sluggish market, the competition among law firms for instructions has been described as being “fierce.” Law
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Climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy are top of the political agenda and present a range of challenges for businesses. We help clients to future-proof their businesses and identify risks and opportunities. EU Sustainable Finance Action Plan – What you need to know The European Commission recently unveiled its strategy for
· Clay James has been elected to the At Large seat. Clay James is a partner in the firm’s IPMT team, based in our Denver and Silicon Valley offices. He is a litigator and trial lawyer who tackles high-stakes intellectual property disputes, class actions, privacy and data security cases and complex commercial litigation, with a
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DANNY PRATTE pled guilty today to defrauding investors in Terminus Energy, Inc., a publicly traded penny stock. PRATTE pled guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman
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Hogan Lovells – At last week’s IBA War and Justice Conference, ICC judge Howard Morrison said that international criminal law must develop to accommodate the changing nature of atrocities and the changing nature of conflict. One example is to prosecute the perpetrators of massive environmental damage, including damage connected to business activity. This is consistent
San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 1, 2018 – A recent federal investigation revealed that more than 25 percent of serious cases involving the abuse of nursing home residents were not reported to law enforcement agencies. In addition, nursing homes failed to provide necessary medical care in incidents of physical abuse and sexual assault.
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Shanghai, China – Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Louis Meng has joined the Firm as a Partner in the Corporate, M&A, and Securities group, head of the Firm’s Greater China Practice, and Chief Representative of the Shanghai office, known locally as Blank Rome LLP Shanghai Representative Office, USA. At Blank Rome, Mr.
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The High Court has revisited the recoverability of a target company’s expenses for the first time in more than 45 years. The case has important implications for future reimbursement disputes. Recovery of “properly incurred” takeover expenses An offeror must reimburse the target company for any expenses that the target properly incurs in relation to a
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