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.
By David J. Marella | January 22, 2018
OP-ED: An inside look from the Advisor to the Executive Director of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
By Charles Toutant | January 19, 2018
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has cleared Medco Health Solutions of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, finding in a precedential ruling that a whistleblower failed to show a connection between alleged kickbacks and subsequent claims for reimbursement of treatment costs.
By Charles Toutant | January 19, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated it plans to retry U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and co-defendant Salomon Melgen on corruption charges and has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to provide the earliest possible trial date.
By NJLJ Contributors | January 15, 2018
In this special section, we look at malpractice from different angles: What if the judge makes a mistake, not the attorney? What if the outcome is not what the client wanted, through no fault of the lawyer? Do patients/clients have a right to know the extent of a professional's experience? And avoiding malpractice, right from the intake interview.
By Armand Leone Jr. and Robert J. Cerfolio | January 15, 2018
To twist a phrase from the Wizard of Oz, patients need to know “Who is that man behind the robot?”
By Michael Booth | December 28, 2017
Both plaintiff and defense counsel want to ensure that any future cases end up in Bergen County with the 47 others now pending.
By Charles Toutant | December 21, 2017
A federal appeals court has reopened a suit against a doctor whose discussion of his patient's medical condition with the man's wife became grist in the couple's divorce proceedings.
By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2017
A group of more than 20 lawyers who would be on many observers' list of the “best and the brightest” of the mass torts bar filed a motion on Wednesday to be appointed lead counsel in the national opioid multidistrict litigation.
By Charles Toutant | December 18, 2017
Boston Scientific Corp. has lost its bid to dismiss a whistleblower claim accusing it of improperly billing Medicare for spinal cord stimulator supplies.
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