By Kristen Rasmussen | February 7, 2018
Aetna has sued Kurtzman Carson Consultants, blaming the claims administrator for mailings that disclosed the name and condition of thousands of HIV patients. KCC responded by filing a suit of its own against Aetna, saying that the health insurance giant and its outside legal counsel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, were responsible.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Joe Martini, James Glasser and Judd Lindenfeld | January 30, 2018
The new FCPA policy provides the much-needed assurance that fulsome voluntary self-disclosure of FCPA violations will likely serve to avoid criminal prosecution. At the same time, the new FCPA policy signals that the government will continue to combat corporate misconduct by focusing on individual misconduct.
By Cogan Schneier | January 24, 2018
One lawyer who represents qui tam relators said the memo represents a major "sea change" in how the agency handles FCA cases.
Corporate Counsel | Expert Opinion
By Rasha Gerges Shields | January 24, 2018
In the era of telecommuting and daily cyberbreaches, companies face an ever-increasing challenge protecting their data from improper disclosures. Although many companies have invested in technology that protects them (to a certain extent) from outside intruders, these technological advancements do very little to stop the insider threat—disloyal and disgruntled employees.
Corporate Counsel | Commentary
By Alon Israely | January 16, 2018
There's no question that litigation costs loom among the top concerns currently bogging down companies. In fact, anywhere from 20 to 50 percent of a corporation's legal spend is earmarked for litigation and e-discovery costs.
By Kristen Rasmussen | December 20, 2017
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $13.5 million to settle allegations by attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia that the company marketed some of its drugs for unapproved uses.
By Kristen Rasmussen | December 13, 2017
Lynn Barrett, the general counsel at the public North Broward Hospital District in Fort Lauderdale, is among several current and former Health Board officials charged criminally with alleged violations of the state's Sunshine Law.
By Mike Scarcella | Kristen Rasmussen | December 12, 2017
A Barnes & Thornburg partner in Atlanta who faced possible disbarment for fraudulently billing a corporate client tens of thousands of dollars instead will be suspended for two years, the Georgia Supreme Court says. John F. Meyers was a Seyfath Shaw labor and employment partner at the time of the professional conduct violations.
By Kristen Rasmussen | November 29, 2017
The Brooklyn Hospital Center has agreed to pay $15,000 and make full restitution with interest to dozens of women to settle allegations by the New York Attorney's General's Office that it illegally billed sexual assault victims for forensic rape exams.
By Cheryl Miller | November 21, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc.'s admission Tuesday that it waited a year to disclose a massive data breach could put the company in the crosshairs of a California law that mandates prompt notification—both to the public and to state regulators—of significant cyberattacks.
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