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Article on The Case for Trusts as an Alternative for Prenuptial Agreements When Religion Intervenes

Michael A. Sneeringer recently published an Article entitled, The Case for Trusts as an Alternative for Prenuptial Agreements When Religion Intervenes, Probate & Property Magazine, Vol. 33 No. 3, May/June 2019. Provided below is the introduction to the Article. A… … Continue reading

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US intervenes in whistleblower’s suit against trucking companies

On December 14, the Department of Justice announced that the United States was intervening in a qui tam case, brought by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act, against three trucking companies for overcharging the Government on federal shipping. According … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Intervenes in Case Involving Life Insurance Policy Benefits After Divorce

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Minnesota law that revoked a former spouse’s insurance beneficiary designation after divorce does not violate the contracts clause of the U.S. Constitution when applied to a life insurance policy before the law’s enactment. … Continue reading

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Department of Justice Intervenes in California FCA Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Company

Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, all violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) have been actionable under the False Claims Act (FCA). In plain language, this means that, if you are aware that people in … Continue reading

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U.S. Department of Justice Intervenes in Five Civil Qui Tam Lawuits in Los Angeles Accusing Insys Therapeutics of Paying Kickbacks in Form of Speaker Fees, Meals, Entertainment, Jobs, Etc. to Encourage Physicians Promote Sybsys, a Sublingual Spray Form of Fentanyl

On May 15, 2018, the United States intervened in five “whistleblower” lawsuits that have been consolidated in United States District Court in Los Angeles and accuse Insys Therapeutics, Inc. of paying illegal kickbacks and defrauding federal health programs in connection … Continue reading

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