A federal district court in Florida earlier this month reversed a jury verdict and vacated a $350 million False Claims Act award, joining the growing number of courts to strictly apply the materiality standard set by the US Supreme Court.
The Department of Justice recently published its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries statistics for Fiscal Year 2017, reporting $3.7 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY 2017.
Associate Alexander Birkhold has been appointed to a four-year term as an independent member of the Ethics and Grievance Committee for USA Gymnastics, the national governing body for the sport.
In this edition of Go-To Litigator, Complex Litigation Partner Michael Cryan addresses how to react when a corporate representative terminates a deposition before it is concluded and whether a cross-notice of deposition is required.
International and Complex Litigation partner Malcolm McNeil was recently appointed for another five-year term to the Beijing International Arbitration Commission.
Complex Litigation partner, Linda Jackson, was interviewed for an article titled, “OFCCP Awarded Access to Some Personal Contact Information at Google.”
The issue of where a medical provider with an assignment of benefits may sue an ERISA-governed healthcare plan for unreimbursed medical care is important.
An online retailer pled guilty to a price-fixing conspiracy for customized promotional products that was implemented through text messaging and social media.
In April 2016, we issued an alert regarding a California Superior Court’s summary judgment ruling against a retailer on claims that its website violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.
AF International Co-Chair Hunter Carter was quoted in an article published by the Washington Blade in response to a new Chilean bill that would extend marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples.
On May 16, the Council for Court Excellence’s Executive Committee selected Cynthia W. Roseberry to succeed June B. Kress as executive director, effective June 12, 2017.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Complex Litigation practice with the addition of partner Linda M. Jackson and counsel Abram J. Pafford in the firm’s Washington, DC office.
Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the addition of commercial litigator John S. Purcell as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Purcell joins the firm’s Complex Litigation practice and focuses on class actions, intellectual property, media, and commercial litigation.
Arent Fox is pleased to announce that once again Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and Complex Litigation partner Hunter T. Carter have been named to the Latin America’s 2017 Top 100 Lawyers list by Latinvex.
On December 29, 2016, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously vacated two citations levied against Delek Refining Ltd. by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Arent Fox litigation partner James Hulme was a guest on C-SPAN on Monday, December 19 to talk about the recent calls to end the country’s reliance on the Electoral College when determining the outcome of US presidential elections and instead base results on the popular vote.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey recently announced an agreement with BioTelemetry Inc. to settle allegations that its recently-acquired subsidiary, MedNet, Inc., violated the Anti-Kickback Statue and False Claims Act by improperly inducing health care providers to use the com
Last month, the president of the American Bar Association appointed Complex Litigation partner Ralph Taylor to the Federal Circuit seat on the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.