The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals across 32 federal districts in the United States. These charges relate to various healthcare fraud schemes, resulting in approximately $2.75 billion in intended losses and $1.6 billion in actual losses. [...]
This Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Lockheed Martin subsidiaries Sikorsky Support Services and Derco Aerospace. On June 21, DOJ announced the two defense contractors agreed to pay $70 million to resolve charges they violated the False Claims Act by overcharging the Navy for spare parts [...]
Earlier this week, five of Constantine Cannon’s whistleblower attorneys were honored for their exemplary work: Gordon Schnell, Alysia Solow, and Daniel Vitelli have been named to the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list, while Marlene Koury and Taline Sahakian have been recognized in Lawdragon’s 2024 list of 500 Leading [...]
Constantine Cannon’s whistleblower practice is pleased to announce that five of its partners have received national recognition for their work representing whistleblowers. Gordon Schnell, Alysia Solow, and Daniel Vitelli were named to the 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list, while Marlene Koury and Taline Sahakian were named in the Lawdragon’s 2024 list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers. Super Lawyers annually recognizes [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Federal Judge Rejects $30 Billion Settlement Between Visa, Mastercard and Retailers CNN – June 25, 2024 A federal judge overseeing a $30 billion preliminary swipe-fees settlement between Mastercard, Visa and retailers formally rejected the deal Tuesday. The ruling likely means the credit card processors will [...]
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, celebrated by some as a heroic whistleblower and promoter of transparency and freedom of the press, and reviled by others as a reckless leaker of classified information, has pleaded guilty in exchange for his release. Assange’s long and tumultuous legal battle with the United [...]
Leading authority on world’s top law firms ranked two Constantine Cannon practices and three partners in annual directory (NEW YORK) June TK, 2024 –– Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that its antitrust practice, its whistleblower practice, and three of its partners have been recognized in the 2024 Chambers and [...]
Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that J. Wyatt Fore has been promoted to Partner at the firm. Wyatt is resident in Constantine Cannon’s Washington, D.C., office where he represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes antitrust, class action and commercial litigation. He is also active in Constantine Cannon’s whistleblower and False Claims Act practice. “We are so [...]
Last week (June 17), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Houston-based commodities merchant Trafigura Trading agreed to pay $55 million to settle charges of violating the Commodity Exchange Act. Specifically, Trafigura traded gasoline based on misappropriated confidential information and manipulated a fuel oil benchmark to benefit its futures [...]
A monumental jury verdict was handed down on June 13, 2024, marking a historic win. Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Products, LP, was found liable for the illegal off-label promotion and marketing of its HIV/AIDS-treatment drugs, Prezista and Intelence. This judgment, stemming from violations of the federal False Claims Act [...]