By David A. Koenigsberg | August 14, 2017
David A. Koenigsberg writes that while six other circuits adopted what some call a "more lenient" pleading standard that permitted qui tam False Claims cases to go forward even when the complaint did not allege details of a false claim that was actually submitted, the Second Circuit had not directly addressed that issue until last month. The case provides guidance for how qui tam relators may satisfy the Rule 9(b) pleading standards in the absence of direct knowledge that false claims were actually submitted to the government.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 10, 2017
Despite Jurisdiction Chinese Soybean Firm's RICO Claims Dismissed; Losses Felt Only in China
By Christine Simmons | August 8, 2017
More than a dozen attorneys and staff at Greenspoon Marder and some former Dewey & LeBoeuf partners are urging a Manhattan judge to show leniency at the sentencing of ex-Dewey CFO Joel Sanders, who was convicted in May of defrauding the firm's creditors before its collapse.
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 8, 2017
Federal prosecutors dropped their case against Wall Street financier Benjamin Wey Tuesday after an evidence suppression order torpedoed their case.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 8, 2017
Ex-New York Senate leader Dean Skelos asked an appeals court Monday for a new trial, citing the precedent set when former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last month was granted a new trial on corruption charges.
By Christine Simmons | August 7, 2017
Martin Shkreli's acquittal on one conspiracy count is good news for his former lawyer, Evan Greebel, but a conviction on a second count could be bad news for the attorney.
By Sue Reisinger | August 7, 2017
Oliver Schmidt has until Dec. 6 to cooperate with the U.S. government.
By Andrew Denney | August 4, 2017
After a six-week trial, a jury found former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli guilty of three counts related to a scheme in which prosecutors said he defrauded investors into two hedge funds and paid them back by pilfering another company he formed.
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 4, 2017
The government's case against financier Benjamin Wey may be on the verge of collapse.
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 3, 2017
William Nelson faces federal charges for one count of theft of funds and nine counts of mail fraud for allegedly executing a decadelong scheme to defraud the office.
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