May 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Court overturns $11 million False Claims Act award in Medicare caseA recent 6th Circuit decision could help suppress certain False Claims Act (FCA) cases in the health care industry.
By Ashley Post
4 minute read
May 21, 2013 | Corporate Counsel
Supreme Court shoots down a popular class action litigation tacticSince its inception in 2005, the Class Action Fairness Act has allowed class action defendants to transfer cases involving more than $5 million from plaintiff-friendly state court to federal court.
By Ashley Post
20 minute read
May 21, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Tea Party group sues IRSIt was bound to happen. A little more than a week after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) apologized for scrutinizing conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, a California-based Tea Party group has filed the first lawsuit against the agency.
By Ashley Post
3 minute read
May 20, 2013 | Inside Counsel
EEOC files first-ever GINA class actionThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is ramping up its enforcement of a law that forbids genetic discrimination among employers.
By Ashley Post
2 minute read
May 17, 2013 | Inside Counsel
IC10 nomination deadline extendedIs your legal department working harder and smarter than ever? InsideCounsel wants to know!
By Ashley Post
2 minute read
May 16, 2013 | Inside Counsel
SEC reaches final settlements in “Golden Goose” caseThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has closed the final chapter in the Golden Goose story.
By Ashley Post
5 minute read
May 15, 2013 | Inside Counsel
FBI launches IRS investigationThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has its eye on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
By Ashley Post
4 minute read
May 14, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Bloomberg admits to snooping scandalBloomberg is at the center of a new data-snooping scandal.
By Ashley Post
2 minute read
May 13, 2013 | Inside Counsel
IRS apologizes for scrutinizing conservative groupsThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has fired up conservative political groups.
By Ashley Post
4 minute read
May 10, 2013 | Inside Counsel
Hackers steal $45 million from banks in ATM schemeAnd now for a data breach story thats sure to send shivers down the spines of in-house counsel.
By Ashley Post
2 minute read
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