Volume 19 - Number 6 | February 2012
| February Issue in PDF Format … |
| Side-Swiped by the False Claims Act By Laurence A. Urgenson, Robert S. Ryland, H. Boyd Greene and Matthew C. Thuesen An important consequence of recent "indirect" FCA case law is that vendors and subcontractors may now face strict liability if others rely on their documents and these are determined to be false. |
| What Private Equity Needs to Know About the FCPA By Jonathan S. Feld, Scott A. Resnik and Elizabeth D. Langdale In the past, private equity firms and hedge funds have not been subject to the rigorous regulatory scrutiny applied to publically traded companies under the FCPA. However, it appears that this trend may be changing. |
| The ‘New’ Willful Blindness Doctrine After Global-Tech By Joseph F. Savage Jr. and David McCrary In Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A., the Supreme Court expressly approved of the "willful blindness" tool for the first time. But in doing so, it framed the doctrine in a way that provided some much-needed limitations. |
| In the Courts Recent high-profile cases of interest. |
| Business Crimes Hotline Recent rulings of interest. |
