The DoD’s updated Department Matthew Wright and Alexander Major provide insight to Law360 on the federal circuit courts’ varying positions on whistleblower pleading obligations under the False Claims Act. Continue Reading
Law Firm Won’t Return Our $3.2M, Investors Claim in Suit Over Failed Cannabis Operation
Thomas Doherty is quoted in this New Jersey Law Journal discussing a misappropriation case filed against a New Jersey law firm. Continue Reading
Trump Claim of ‘Crime of Century’ Fizzles in 3-Year Probe
A three-year probe by special counsel John Durham has ended in two trial acquittals and failed to uncover any corruption in connection with the FBI’s investigation of alleged ties between Russia and President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Robert Mintz spoke to The Associated Press about the Continue Reading
Biotech ‘New Era’ in Store if Patent Revamp Overcomes Opposition
Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis is quoted in this Bloomberg Law article about a congressional push to allow drug companies to secure protection for biotech inventions. Continue Reading
Steele Dossier Source Heads to Trial, in Possible Last Stand for Durham
After nearly three and a half years of investigations, Special Counsel John Durham goes to trial this week in the case of a Russian national accused of lying to federal investigators about information he contributed to the Steele dossier. Robert Mintz speaks The Washington Post about the case and Continue Reading
What We Must Do to Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains
How can business and government ensure secure and resilient supply chains? Ron Leibman shares insights on the challenges of doing so and how to address them in an interview with Authority Magazine. Continue Reading
US Lawmakers Question Saudi Arms Sales as Biden Mulls OPEC Response
McCarter partner, Franklin Turner, comments on unlikely US repossession of defense weapons systems sold to Saudi Arabia. Continue Reading
Starbucks Brews Trouble With Nonunion Benefits Boosts
Starbucks recently announced that in addition to the raises and benefits boosts it rolled out over the summer, the company would soon offer workers at nonunionized locations company-credited savings accounts and access to other financial resources. The National Labor Relations Board must now Continue Reading
Challenging Unemployment Compensation Benefits: When Is It Worth It?
Pamela Moore is quoted in this article about challenging unemployment compensation benefits in SHRM. Continue Reading
Feds’ Vax Mandate Loss Imperils Other Procurement Policies
Hugh Murray speaks with Law360 on the Eleventh Circuit’s decision to uphold a Georgia federal court’s block on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. Continue Reading