Compliance

  • March 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Urged To Find Qui Tam Cases Unconstitutional

    A group of defendants accused of Medicare Advantage fraud urged the Eleventh Circuit on Monday to uphold a decision finding the False Claims Act's whistleblower provision unconstitutional, saying the statutory clause violates the Constitution in multiple ways. 

  • March 10, 2025

    OCC Nixes Supervisory Hurdle For Banks' Crypto Biz

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has told banks that they no longer need to obtain a nonobjection from the regulator to push forward with crypto plans, reaffirming interpretations issued under the first Trump administration and rescinding a Biden-era supervisory requirement for crypto activities.

  • March 10, 2025

    Medtronic Compliance Officer's Journey To State Senate Seat

    A Medtronic compliance officer is taking on a role making different kinds of policies at the Minnesota State Capitol, following his successful bid for a state senate seat in late January. He told Law360 his compliance background is a natural fit for his new role in the public sector.

  • March 10, 2025

    EPA Climate Grantee Sues Citibank, Agency Over Frozen Cash

    A climate-change-focused nonprofit is accusing Citibank NA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in D.C. federal court of breaching a contract to deliver billions of dollars in grant funding that's been frozen by the Trump administration.

  • March 10, 2025

    Ski Resort Buy Deemed Illegal In Precedential NY AG Win

    New York's attorney general celebrated a precedent-setting antitrust win Monday, faulting a ski mountain operator for buying a rival just to shut it down.

  • March 10, 2025

    FTC Wants Pause On Noncompete Appeals, Pending Decision

    The Federal Trade Commission is asking two circuit courts to pause their reviews of its ban on noncompete clauses, saying it needs time to reconsider whether it actually wants to defend the rule.

  • March 10, 2025

    Border Agent Admits To Making Migrants Expose Themselves

    A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent has pled guilty in New York federal court to forcing women to expose their breasts to him during processing as they attempted to enter the country.

  • March 10, 2025

    Tariff Shifts Creating Compliance Chaos For Energy Cos.

    The unpredictability of President Donald Trump's tariff maneuvers is challenging energy companies' ability to comply with fluctuating mandates and making tariff violations more likely.

  • March 10, 2025

    FCC Allows Higher Power Level For SpaceX Mobile Coverage

    The Federal Communications Commission relaxed technical limits on SpaceX's new satellite-based backup for T-Mobile service, as long as it controls possible harmful signal interference to other network users.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Wants In On Invisalign Monopoly Arguments At 9th Circ.

    The U.S. Department of Justice wants to be there when orthodontists and consumers who purchased clear teeth aligners face off with the company behind Invisalign at the Ninth Circuit next month, so it can tell the appellate judges where the lower court went wrong in killing their monopoly suits.

  • March 10, 2025

    Michigan Told To Take A Stance On Clinic's Gender Policies

    A federal judge said Monday that Michigan can't stay mum on whether a religious medical clinic's pronoun, gender transition and faith-based hiring policies violate state law, as the clinic sues to block the law's enforcement.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOT Pulls Biden Enviro Justice Highway Funding Policy

    The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday rescinded Biden-era memorandums that advised state and local agencies receiving funds from 2021's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to prioritize highway, road, bridge and other projects that promoted social justice or climate resiliency goals.

  • March 10, 2025

    CVS PBM Caused Up To $330M In Part D Damages, Judge Told

    A CVS-owned pharmacy benefits manager caused anywhere from $240 million to $330 million in damages by overbilling the government for Medicare Part D sponsored drugs, counsel for a whistleblower told a Pennsylvania federal judge at the beginning of a False Claims Act bench trial on Monday.

  • March 10, 2025

    Judge May Pause Trump Admin's Cuts To Teacher Training

    A Massachusetts federal judge hinted Monday it would be reasonable to order the U.S. Department of Education to temporarily reinstate $250 million in teacher-training grants targeted for cuts by the Trump administration over their ties to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

  • March 10, 2025

    Senate Confirms Trump's Labor Secretary Pick

    The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee for labor secretary Monday evening, with support from more than a dozen Democrats and opposition from some members of the nominee's own party.

  • March 10, 2025

    AFL-CIO, Unions Defend Fight Against DOGE Access

    The AFL-CIO and a group of unions sought to keep alive their claims that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency can't legally access data from the U.S. Department of Labor and other federal agencies, telling a D.C. federal judge they have standing to file their suit.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Defends Musk's Influence Against States' Challenge

    The U.S. Department of Justice is defending Elon Musk's influence in the federal government against a constitutional challenge brought by 14 states, telling D.C. federal court that the "special government employee" does not occupy an official office that would be subject to the Constitution's appointments clause.

  • March 10, 2025

    Trump Asks For Stay Of NLRB Member's Reinstatement

    The Trump administration asked the D.C. Circuit on Monday to stay a federal judge's order reinstating fired National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox, saying the order steps on the president's authority to control the workings of the executive branch.

  • March 10, 2025

    Feds Sue FDIC For $1.9M For First Republic Tax Bill

    The U.S. government sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in D.C. federal court as receiver for the failed First Republic Bank, alleging the bank understated its withholding tax for U.S.-sourced income of foreigners and now owes almost $2 million to the federal government.

  • March 10, 2025

    DOJ Accuses Live Nation Of 'Delay Tactics' In Antitrust Suit

    U.S. Department of Justice officials have urged a New York federal judge to issue an order compelling Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to produce documents held by several executives, accusing the company of using "delay tactics" in the lawsuit alleging anticompetitive behavior since merging with Ticketmaster Entertainment LLC in 2010.

  • March 10, 2025

    Treasury's CTA Halt Doesn't Justify Block, Feds Tell 5th Circ.

    The U.S. Treasury Department halting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act on domestic entities doesn't add justification to a nationwide block on the law because it's a valid exercise of Congress' powers to regulate commerce, taxes, foreign affairs and national security, the U.S. government told the Fifth Circuit.

  • March 10, 2025

    Money Manager Can't Block Alleged Client Poach, Judge Says

    Connecticut investment firm TJT Capital Group LLC has not demonstrated that it will suffer irreparable harm without a temporary restraining order that bars a former member from using client information he allegedly misappropriated, a federal judge has ruled in denying the request.

  • March 10, 2025

    11th Circ. Affirms FCC Ownership Ruling, But Scraps Penalty

    The Eleventh Circuit upheld a Federal Communications Commission finding that Gray Television broke ownership consolidation rules when it bought a CBS affiliate in Anchorage, Alaska, but vacated a $518,283 penalty against the broadcast company, saying the agency failed to serve Gray proper notice on an "egregiousness" finding.

  • March 10, 2025

    SEC Leaves Meme Coin Fraud For Other Cops To Chase

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff's decision to say that so-called meme coins are beyond the agency's purview is a welcome change from past practices, experts say, but the devil is in the details when it comes to policing fraud and helping consumers recover when projects go bust.

  • March 10, 2025

    NY AG Sues Allstate Unit Over Pair Of Data Breaches

    Allstate unit National General Insurance Co. was sued Monday by New York Attorney General Letitia James over two data breaches in 2020 and 2021, saying the company failed to safeguard sensitive data or inform customers.

Expert Analysis

  • 2 Anti-Kickback Developments Hold Lessons For Biopharma

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's Anti-Kickback Statute settlement with QOL Medical and a favorable advisory opinion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provide a study in contrasts, but there are tips for biopharma manufacturers trying to navigate the vast compliance space between them, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • What Banks Need To Know About Trump's Executive Orders

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    While the numerous executive orders and memos from the last few weeks don't touch on many of the issues the banking industry expected the Trump administration to address, banks still need to pay attention to the flurry of orders from strategic, compliance and operational perspectives, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • How FAR Council's Proposal May Revamp Conflicts Reporting

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    The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's recent proposal for updating organizational conflict of interest rules includes some welcome clarifications, but new representation and disclosure obligations would upend long-standing practices, likely increase contractors’ False Claims Act risks, and necessitate implementation of more complex OCI compliance programs, say attorneys at Wiley.

  • 4 Potential Effects Of 3rd Circ.'s Coinbase Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent landmark decision in Coinbase v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the SEC's refusal to engage in rulemaking to clarify its stance on crypto enforcement was "insufficiently reasoned" could have wide-ranging impacts, including on other cases, legislation and even the SEC's reputation itself, says Daniel Payne at Cole-Frieman.

  • Applying ABA Atty Role Guidance To White Collar Matters

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    The American Bar Association’s recently published guidance, clarifying the duties outside counsel owes to both organizational clients and those organizations' constituents, provides best practices that attorneys representing companies in white collar and other investigative matters should heed, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Tax-Free Ways To Help Employees After The LA Wildfires

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    Following the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, there are various tax-free ways to give employees the resources and flexibility they need, including simpler methods like disaster relief payments under Internal Revenue Code Section 139 and leave-sharing programs, and others that require more planning, says Ligeia Donis at Baker McKenzie.

  • What Trump Admin's Anti-DEI Push Means For FCA Claims

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    President Donald Trump's recent rescission of a 60-year-old executive order imposing nondiscrimination requirements on certain federal contractors has far-reaching implications, including potential False Claims Act liability for contractors and grant recipients who fail to comply, though it may be a challenge for the government to successfully establish liability, say attorneys at Bass Berry.

  • As EPA Backs Down, Expect Enviros To Step Up Citizen Suits

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    As President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency draws down federal enforcement efforts, environmental groups will step into the void and file citizen suits — so companies should focus on compliance efforts, stay savvy about emerging analytical and monitoring methods, and maintain good relations with neighbors, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • CFPB's Message To States Takes On New Weight Under Trump

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    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's January guidance to state enforcers has fresh significance as the Trump administration moves to freeze the bureau's work, and industry should expect states to use this series of recommendations as an enforcement road map, say attorneys at Brownstein Hyatt.

  • What Companies Should Consider During FCPA Pause

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    While waiting for updated guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminal investigations after a Feb. 10 executive order froze FCPA enforcement, companies should consider the implications of several possible policy shifts, rather than relaxing internal oversight of questionable business practices, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • How Criminal Enforcement Of Trump Tariffs May Work

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    While tariff enforcement has traditionally been handled as a civil matter, tariffs are central to President Donald Trump's broader economic, immigration and national security agendas — making it likely that the U.S. Department of Justice will be tasked with criminal enforcement of tariff evasion, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • National Bank Act Rulings Facilitate More Preemption Analysis

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    Two recent National Bank Act preemption decisions from an Illinois federal court and the Ninth Circuit provide the first applications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in Cantero v. Bank of America, opening the potential for several circuit courts to address the issue this year, say attorneys at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • It Starts With Training: Anti-Harassment After 'It Ends With Us'

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    Actress Blake Lively's recent sexual harassment and retaliation allegations against her "It Ends With Us" co-star, director and producer, Justin Baldoni, should remind employers of their legal obligations to implement trainings, policies and other measures to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, say attorneys at Morrison Cohen.

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