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Restitution
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
New York State and New York City Seek Restitution from Merck for Vioxx Payments
By joetort
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- New York Sues Merck Over Vioxx: State and City Bring Suit, Seek Restitution of Funds Spent Through Medicaid, by Heather Won Tesoriero. Here's…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
No Restitution for Siegelman
By Ellen Podgor
According to Al.com (AP) former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will be spared from having to pay restitution. There were clearly problems related to the original request for restitution (see here)…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Ex-CA Executive Agrees to Pay $29.7 Million
Former CA executive Stephen Richards, now in prison serving a seven-year term, agreed to pay $29.7 million in restitution as part of his guilty plea for his role in a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit vacates below-guideline sentence for MS pirate
Main May 8, 2007Third Circuit vacates below-guideline sentence for MS pirateThe Third Circuit today in US v. Kononchuk, No. 06-2484 (3d Cir. May 8, 2007) (available here) reverses a below-guidelines…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
10 Years for Louis Robles
By joetort
Article in today's Daily Business Review -- Asbestos Attorney Accepts 10-Year Term in Plea Deal:Louis Robles, a nationally prominent Miami plaintiffs attorney who was charged with stealing millions of dollars…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable restitution ruling from the Tenth Circuit
Main March 28, 2007Notable restitution ruling from the Tenth CircuitThough I doubt the decision will get as much attention as the restitution blunder case from DC (discussed here), today the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Judge Cassell laments limits of federal restitution
Main March 22, 2007Judge Cassell laments limits of federal restitutionDistrict Judge Paul Cassell issued an interesting opinion yesterday that seeks to explain why the current federal restitution statutes unduly limit…
Sentencing Law and Policy
MVRA meets ERISA in the Ninth Circuit
Main February 22, 2007MVRA meets ERISA in the Ninth CircuitI always thought one benefit of my interest in criminal law was that I would never need to understand ERISA. But…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First Circuit rejects application of Sixth Amendment to mandatory restitution
Main December 7, 2006First Circuit rejects application of Sixth Amendment to mandatory restitutionFormally joining other circuits in limiting the reach of Blakely and Booker, the First Circuit in US v.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
An intriguing note onBlakelyand “civil” remedies
Main December 4, 2006An intriguing note on Blakely and "civil" remediesThe latest issue of the Columbia Law Review includes an interesting Note exploring how Blakely might affect orders of restitution…