A recent criminal indictment of a Florida surgeon is sending shockwaves through the healthcare and legal communities, raising a critical question: can a physician be criminally prosecuted for medical malpractice? A Florida grand jury recently returned an indictment against Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky for second-degree manslaughter after he allegedly removed a patient’s liver instead of the […]
Read MoreFederal enforcement actions targeting telemedicine fraud are not slowing down. In a recent case, with major implications for clinicians and telehealth operators, the DOJ announced that the owner of a Florida‑based telemedicine company has pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive $46.2 million Medicare fraud scheme that ran for more than six years. According to federal […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice’s recent $17.1 million settlement with IBM marks a notable expansion of False Claims Act enforcement into a politically and legally evolving area: diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. In announcing the settlement, the DOJ has made clear that compliance obligations for government contractors now extend squarely into how DEI initiatives […]
Read MoreIn late March, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, which mandates that, within 30 days of the Order, all federal contacts contain a clause under which the contractor or subcontractor agree that it will “not engage in any racially discriminatory DEI activities.” The Order defines “racially discriminatory DEI […]
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