On October 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced charges against 15 defendants, including six medical professionals, involving more than $1.8 billion in allegedly fraudulent healthcare claims. The cases span addiction treatment, arterial procedures, hospice care, genetic testing,
Can a pharmaceutical manufacturer face liability for failing to bring an allegedly safer drug to market sooner, even when the drug it already sells is not defective?
On October 28, 2026, Precision Wire Products, Inc. and Wanzl North America (Petitioners) filed petitions requesting the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of certain shopping carts and parts thereof from the People’s Republic of China.
On September 15, 2026, the Senate fell four votes short of the 60 needed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (the CLARITY Act). Within 48 hours, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures
On October 7, 2026, United States Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald issued Directive 26-13, “A Comprehensive Approach in the Fight Against Fraud,” (Comprehensive Approach Memo) to all personnel in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Fraud Enforcement Division.
Key point: The NSA and CISA have urged immediate patches for two critical PHP vulnerabilities. Here are six questions to guide your discussion with IT.
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, collectively referred to as “PHP2Shell,” can permit unauthenticated
On Friday, October 23, President Trump issued a Proclamation (the Proclamation) modifying the scope of products from Canada subject to Section 338 tariffs. Please see our previous post on Section 338 tariffs here.
We just released Episode 49 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where Lorinda Holloway and I talk about whether insurance can cover False Claims Act investigations and settlements.
Many executives assume fraud exclusions make the answer no, but a
President Trump Issues New Executive Order Waiving Certain Russia Sanctions Imposed Under Graham Act
On Friday, October 16, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order implementing the Graham Act, passed back in September 2026. The Order waived most of the
On September 28, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC or Commission) submitted two proposed rules to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) that would further define the term “swap” under the Commodity Exchange Act
