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Jul 31, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Elissa Baur |Alex Brackett |Edwin Childs
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, and U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the Note) detailing updates to the three agencies’ voluntary self-disclosure policies applicable to violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Edwin Childs |Michael J. Podberesky |Jonathan Ellis |Gretchen Heinze Townshend
The U.S. Supreme Court recently resolved a circuit split by holding that, in a False Claims Act action, (1) the government may seek dismissal of a qui tam case in which the government initially declined to intervene over the relator’s objection so long as it later intervened in the litigation, and (2) district courts should apply Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), which says the government has broad latitude to seek dismissal.
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Jun 26, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Michael J. Podberesky |Edwin Childs |Michael Francisco |Gretchen Heinze Townshend
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of whistleblower plaintiffs
(referred to as "relators") in consolidated False Claims
Act ("FCA") cases in a decision that clarified the
application of the FCA's knowledge requirement. In United
States ex rel. Schutte v.
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Jun 12, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Brett Barnett |Edwin Childs |Jonathan Ellis
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of whistleblower plaintiffs (referred to as “relators”) in consolidated False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in a decision that clarified the application of the FCA’s knowledge requirement. In United States ex rel. Schutte v.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Timothy J. Whittle |Michael J. Podberesky |Edwin Childs |Michael Francisco
On June 1, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of whistleblower plaintiffs in consolidated False Claims Act cases in a decision that clarified the application of the FCA’s knowledge requirement. In United States ex rel. Schutte v.
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Jun 9, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Timothy J. Whittle |Michael J. Podberesky |Edwin Childs |Michael Francisco
On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of whistleblower plaintiffs (referred to as “relators”) in consolidated False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases in a decision that clarified the application of the FCA’s knowledge requirement. In United States ex rel. Schutte v.
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Mar 7, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Elissa Baur |Alex Brackett |Edwin Childs
It has been a little more than a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war continues to rage. In an effort to deter the Russian government and weaken its military capabilities, the United States has imposed significant sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. Recognizing that these sanctions and export control laws merit aggressive enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the past year has made investigation and prosecution of violations a priority.
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Mar 6, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Patrick Rowan |Alex Brackett |Jason Cowley |Edwin Childs
It has been a little more than a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the war continues to rage. In an effort to deter the Russian government and weaken its military capabilities, the United States has imposed significant sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. Recognizing that these sanctions and export control laws merit aggressive enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the past year has made investigation and prosecution of violations a priority.
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Feb 28, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Elissa Baur |Edwin Childs |Noreen P. Kelly
On Feb. 22, 2023, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country adopted a new policy that incentivizes corporate voluntary self-disclosure of misconduct. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Sept. 15, 2022 memorandum (“Monaco Memo”) instructed all DOJ sections to review their policies incentivizing corporate voluntary self-disclosure or, if no formal written policy existed, to draft and publish such policies. The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices’ new, uniform policy fulfilled the Monaco Memo’s directive.
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Noreen P. Kelly |Benjamin A. O'Neil |Casey Erin Lucier |Edwin Childs
On Feb. 22, 2023, U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country adopted a new policy that incentivizes corporate voluntary self-disclosure of misconduct. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s Sept. 15, 2022 memorandum (“Monaco Memo”) instructed all DOJ sections to review their policies incentivizing corporate voluntary self-disclosure or, if no formal written policy existed, to draft and publish such policies. The U.S. Attorneys’ Offices’ new, uniform policy fulfilled the Monaco Memo’s directive.
