On December 2, 2019, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed a criminal complaint against Virgil Griffith for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions authorized by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by providing services to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). The indictment of Griffith, one of the developers of the Ethereum blockchain, is the first...
Pharmacy company PharMerica Inc. must once again face claims it engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicaid by improperly incentivizing physicians to prescribe Remeron, an antidepressant made by the Merck & Co. unit Organon, the First Circuit said Wednesday. PharMerica argued that whistlelower James Banigan’s claims triggered the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar, because...
“In short, PharMerica would require a relator to have either participated in the fraud or observed it in operation to qualify as an original source and would exclude a relator who discovered the fraud after the fact and brought it to the government’s attention. We disagree with that reading of the statute. Indeed, PharMerica’s reading...
by Walter Pavlo from Forbes I’m always looking for good stories on criminal justice reform. Reform is such an uphill battle, so when I recently spoke to Joel Androphy on a trip to New York, he told me about how his firm has worked to establish a pro bono program in Houston that truly gives...
Law360 (December 17, 2019, 6:12 PM EST) — A New York state appeals court sent a German bank’s fraud suit against Lynn Tilton and her investment fund toward a likely trial Tuesday after upholding a lower court’s denial of Tilton’s summary judgment motion. In a short decision from the New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division,...
By Joel M. Androphy and Sarah Kim The U.S. military and government face a centuries-old enemy that endangers the safety of American soldiers and continues to cost the government billions every year. In light of recent conflicts overseas, defense contractors have taken advantage of the large sums allocated for defensive purposes, with whistleblowers becoming the...
“The Tax Provisions of the New York False Claims Act: How Far Can They Go? Rulings on New Case Alleging Tax Fraud Against New York City by Wall Street Will Show the Limits, and Will also Provide Additional Post-Escobar Guidance on “Materiality” as well as “Reckless Disregard.” By Joel Androphy The New York False...
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers recognize Berg & Androphy again in 2020 as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm nationally for the following practice areas: Commercial Litigation Berg & Androphy has also achieved Tier 1 Best Law Firm status in the Houston Metro area for the following practice areas: Commercial Litigation Criminal...
By Zennie Abraham on Scribd Atlanta – 45 days ago before Monday, September 9th, The City of Oakland was given a deadline of Monday, September 9th, before 12 midnight to submit a new complaint as part of its lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football League. That order was issued by U.S. District Court,...
By Reenat Sinay Law360 (August 21, 2019, 6:02 PM EDT) — A New York state judge has refused to grant an early exit to investment manager Lynn Tilton in a German bank’s $45 million fraud suit against her and her Patriarch Partners companies, saying Tuesday that there are still disputed issues of fact. Tilton...
