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Compliance Hot Spots: How DOJ Is 'Pushing Forward' Amid the Pandemic | Major SEC Pharma Settlement | DOJ Loses False-Claims Appeal | Notable Moves

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our weekly snapshot of white-collar enforcement, regulatory and compliance, and big trends. Thanks for reading, and your feedback is appreciated!
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The Legal Intelligencer

Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Suit Against GSK Rightly Thrown Out, Panel Says

The Third Circuit said the "complaints about uncapped processors were nothing more than workplace disagreements about routine IT issues—ones that do not relate to illegal conduct or fraud."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Lawyer Helped Spark Novartis' $729 Million Settlement

On July 1, the federal government announced it had settled a $729M whistleblower lawsuit with Swiss drugmaker Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. The litigation began in Connecticut in 2011 and the government later became involved in the matter, which ended up taking nine years to resolve.
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Texas Lawyer

Combating CARES Act Fraud: Ensuring Economic Relief for Americans Through Law Enforcement Efforts

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas and our law enforcement partners are ready to take on those who attempt to illegally profit from the coronavirus pandemic.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Whistleblower Alleges Financial Mismanagement, Retaliation at Major Miami Nonprofit

Charity Navigator, an independent charity rating organization, previously awarded YoungArts its highest rating.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: When the Jury Gets the Law Right—and the Judge Gets It Wrong

Litigation is not for the faint of heart. Just ask Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick partner Derek Ho.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Whistleblower's Deal With Litigation Funder Doesn't Doom False Claims Case

The federal False Claims Act is silent on whether a whistleblower can enter into a litigation funding agreement. "We decline to interfere in Congress's legislative prerogatives by engrafting any further limitations onto the statute; that task is appropriately left for Congress," an Eleventh Circuit panel said in a closely watched case.
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Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kirkland's Hurst and Kassof Claim Massive Win for Albertsons

'The opinion is a watershed in FCA cases generally and discount prescription drugs specifically,' said Kirkland & Ellis partners Andrew Kassof and James Hurst.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Employers Beware: COVID-19 Litigation May Spark Additional Claims

As Florida businesses are navigating the "Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan" to reopen Florida, the wave of COVID-19-related litigation is highlighting the fact that these lawsuits may also dredge up long-simmering employment conflicts unrelated to the pandemic.
6 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: DOJ Posts 'Foreign Agent' Letters | Who Got the Work: Abbe Lowell Jumps Into Ghosn-Related Case | A Whistleblower Makes a Windfall

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots. DOJ's providing greater transparency in the FARA space. Plus, Trent Lott is out at Squire Patton Boggs, and scroll down for major headlines, Who Got the Work, notable moves and much more. We'd love your feedback -- and thanks for reading.
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