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Sexual Harassment Claims At Educational Institutions, Including Medical Residence Programs, Covered By Both Title VII And Title IX

Posted On Friday, March 31, 2017 At 6:28PM

On March 7, 2017 the Third Circuit issued its opinion in Doe v. Mercy Catholic Med. Ctr., 16-1247, --- F.3d ----, 2017 WL 894455 (3d Cir. Mar. 7, 2017) addressing two matters of first...

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Mobile Health App Makers Investigated For Fraud Enter Into Settlement With The Office Of The Attorney General For The State Of New York

Posted On Tuesday, March 28, 2017 At 6:29PM

New York State Attorney General, A.G. Schneiderman, has put mobile health application developers on notice - “We won’t tolerate non-evidence-based apps that threaten the wellbeing of New...

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Telemedicine Alert

Posted On Friday, March 24, 2017 At 6:30PM

NEW TELEMEDICINE RULES TAKE EFFECT IN THE STATE OF OHIO  The State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO) has released Rules 4731-11-01 and 4731-11-09 which take effect March 23, 2017.  As...

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Odebrecht And Braskem To Pay Record-Setting FCPA Penalty

Posted On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 At 6:31PM

Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht S.A., and its affiliated petrochemical company, Braskem S.A., agreed to pay at least $3.2 billion combined to resolve criminal charges that the companies conspired...

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SCOTUS Asked To Determine Third Party Subpoena Standard In Criminal Cases

Posted On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 At 2:57PM

A petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court filed on October 18 could lead to much-needed guidance on the circumstances under which criminal defendants can serve subpoenas on third...

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The Yates Memo In Healthcare: Pursuing Civil, Criminal, And Administrative Penalties

Posted On Thursday, October 27, 2016 At 2:58PM

It has been a year since the Yates Memo memorialized and clarified the government’s policy on individual accountability for corporate wrongdoing.  Initially, there was some debate whether the...

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