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In the Courts
A look at major litigation of importance.
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The Backup Tapes Quagmire
Government "hold" letters and subpoenas in white-collar investigations seek the preservation or production of "backup tapes." Some prosecutors and agents may not understand what production and use actually entail.
The UK Bribery Act
In last month's issue, we said that all General Counsel should be keenly aware of July 1, the date when the new UK bribery act will take effect. We warned that the Act has extra-territorial reach and will impact almost every corporation doing business internationally. We conclude this month with a look at what prosecutors are contemplating and what U.S. businesses should do.
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FCPA: Recent Enforcement Activity Sounds Warning for Financial Services Industry
When Cheryl J. Scarboro, Chief of the SEC's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement unit, remarked in November 2010 that her unit "will continue to focus on industry-wide sweeps and [that] no industry is immune from [FCPA] investigation," the financial services industry would have been wise to take notice.
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Med Mal News
A look at what's happening in the practice area.
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Defendants Must Heed New Medicare Reporting Obligations
We continue this month with our discussion of the expanded reach of the Medicare reporting requirements under the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), which as of January 2011 is applicable to liability insurers and self-insured entities.
ACA and FCA Litigation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) changes federal law governing FCA claims in a way that gives individual plaintiffs new power to use information learned in discovery in a civil case as the basis for a <i>qui tam</i> case brought under the FCA.
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