June 25, 2021 | New York Law Journal
A Warning About 'Upjohn' Warnings: A Word of Caution for Individual EmployeesThis article discusses the practical reality that 'Upjohn' warnings afford considerably less protection to individual employees than conventional wisdom may suggest.
By Robert M. Radick and Rusty Feldman
15 minute read
February 14, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Revival of the Responsible Corporate Officer DoctrineMorvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer partners Jonathan S. Sack and Robert M. Radick discuss the substance and ramifications of the RCO doctrine, which provides that corporate officers may be held criminally liable for certain offenses relating to public health and welfare even if the individual officers neither knew of nor participated in the unlawful activity in question, and the potential exclusion from government programs that must now be of significant concern to company officials in the pharmaceutical and other health care industries.
By Jonathan S. Sack and Robert M. Radick
14 minute read
October 21, 2009 | New York Law Journal
Continuing Medical Education: Criminal Risks in SponsorshipRobert M. Radick, a principal of Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason, Anello & Bohrer, writes: Just as the legal profession requires Continuing Legal Education, physicians are required to update and enhance their skills through participation in Continuing Medical Education. Yet whereas it is difficult to conceive of a situation in which legal professionals could face criminal charges arising out of their participation in CLE, the situation is vastly different in the medical field. Recent testimony before the United States Senate underscores the significant degree of skepticism within federal law enforcement towards CME sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, the government's view that CME is often a thinly veiled effort to market products and funnel money to doctors, and the considerable risk that criminal exposure can result.
By Robert M. Radick
14 minute read