Administrative Law
Supreme Court Suspends Wrong Lawyer Over ‘Mistaken Identity’
News
When the Supreme Court suspended a prominent Massachusetts lawyer and threatened him with disbarment, it started a Boston legal drama that took two weeks to resolve, reports the Associated Press.
CVS’s Omnicare to Pay $23 Million to Resolve U.S. Kickback Case
News
Reuters is reporting CVS Health Corp’s Omnicare unit has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that it took kickbacks from a drugmaker to promote two antidepressants, according to settlement papers.
Emerging Trends Series: Offshore Wind
On-Demand
Foley Hoag’s Energy and Cleantech practice and NECEC have posted an on-demand webinar with offshore wind developers, leading public officials, investors and experts at the cutting edge of the Northeast’s emerging offshore wind market.
Bradley Partner Paul Compton to be Nominated to Serve as U.S. HUD General Counsel
News
Paul Compton currently serves as leader of Bradley’s Affordable Housing and Community Development practice, a member of the firm’s Banking & Financial Services group and Chair of the firm’s Finance Committee.
Forum: Examine the Risks and Rewards for Cross-Border Deals
Event, June 20, 2017, New York
Bloomberg BNA and World Services Group will present the Cross-Border Deals Forum to hear about the current risk assessment, which deals are facing greater scrutiny and which deals are enjoying a more positive outlook.
DOJ Threatens Immigration Rights Lawyers, Demands They Drop Their Clients
News
In a letter last month, the Justice Department told the group it must ‘cease and desist’ providing certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes full representation of them in court. according to The Seattle Times.
Benchmarking Your Policy & Procedure Management Program in 2017
Event, May 25, 1 p.m. EDT
NAVEX Global will present a complimentary webinar announcing the recent results from its new Ethics and Compliance Policy & Procedure Management Benchmark Report on May 25.
Littler Survey Reveals Employers Caught in a Tangled Web of Federal, State and Local Laws
Insight
Littler’s sixth annual survey of more than 1,200 employers finds growing uncertainty as a new administration and various technological and social changes reshape the workplace,
Lawyer Says Texas Law Banning ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Has Serious Constitutional Problems
News
A trial and appellate lawyer says a recently passed Texas “sanctuary cities” ban set to take effect Sept. 1 is vulnerable to a Constitutional challege.
Uber Faces Criminal Probe Over the Secret ‘Greyball’ Tool It Used to Stymie Regulators
News
Some Uber employees told Reuters that the Greyball technique was used against suspected local officials who could have been looking to fine drivers, impound cars or otherwise prevent Uber from operating.
A New Start for U.S. Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling?
Podcast
A podcast from the Center on Global Energy Policy discusses the latest executive order on offshore oil and gas drilling and what political and legal challenges the order will face.
House Republicans Just Voted to Change Overtime Rules for Workers
News
The bill could make it legal for workers to choose between an hour and a half of paid comp time and time-and-a-half pay when they work additional hours, The Washington Post reports.
U.S. Accuses UnitedHealth of Medicare Advantage Fraud
News
The accusation against the company is the latest, following separate lawsuits in two separate whistleblower lawsuits against the country’s largest health insurer, reports Reuters.
The Nation’s First Legislative Fracking Ban Is on the Books
Podcast
In an episode of Kane Russell Coleman Logan’s energy law podcast, director Tom Ciarlone discusses the nation’s first legislative fracking ban.
Trump’s Losing Streak in Courts Is Traceable to Conservative Judges
News
The Trump administration’s losing streak in courts around the nation has in large part been a product of precedents established by conservative judges in the Obama era, reports The New York Times.
Not an Inside Job: How Two Analysts Became SEC Whistleblowers
News
Reuters tells the story of how two analysts who liked to swap notes on numbers they thought looked odd took a fateful step and tipped off U.S. regulators about a company that one of them had watched for months.
U.S. Bank Fined, Ordered to Pay Remediation for Bankruptcy Filing Violations
News
The OCC said that as a result of the bank’s bankruptcy practices, U.S. Bank “has made or will make approximately $29 million in remediation to approximately 22,000 account-holders.”
Theranos Investors Say They Were Pressured to Abandon Lawsuit
News
Theranos Inc. investors accused the company of threatening to file for bankruptcy protection if they don’t agree to give up their rights to sue the firm over its flawed blood-testing business, reports Bloomberg Law.
EPA Announces Methane Rule Reconsideration, Adding to List of Obama-Era Rules Under Review
News
Authors Whit Swift and Brittany Pemberton write that the Methane Rule applies to oil and gas facilities for which construction, modification, or reconstruction started after September 18, 2015.
Jay Peak Resort Receiver Reaches $150 Million Settlement with Raymond James
News
Michael I. Goldberg, the SEC appointed receiver in charge of the Jay Peak Resort and Burke Mountain Hotel in Vermont, reached a settlement agreement with Raymond James that will significantly benefit the defrauded investors and creditors of the receivership estate.
