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David C. Ulich; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 17, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 The IRS recently issued proposed regulations that provide new examples that illustrate what types of investments qualify as "program-related investments" (PRIs). These new examples are based on published guidance and on financial structures that had previously been approved in private...
| | Another U.S. District Court Follows the Lead of the D.C. Circuit in Addressing the "First-to-File Bar" Circuit Split and Pushes Back Against an Opportunistic Relator
Jonathan S. Aronie, Christopher M. Loveland; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 While the False Claims Act (“FCA”) generally is understood to be a “whistleblower” statute, it has been a tool of choice in recent years for opportunistic qui tam relators who lack any inside information regarding the very companies they sue. Not surprisingly, this lack of...
| | The Sisyphean Task of Dodd-Frank Rulemaking
Anthony Navid Moshirnia; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Much has been written in this space and others regarding the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”), and its likely and observed impact on the business and legal landscape (e.g., executive compensation, whistleblower incentives, and “conflict...
| | Avoiding "Embarrassment" in Contract Disputes Act Litigation: Routine vs. Non-Routine Requests for Payment
Christopher E. Hale; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 Contractors pursuing claims against the government under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) can often fall victim to the jurisdictional pitfalls of the Act from the very start of the claims process, i.e., with the claim itself. After a contracting officer denies a claim under the CDA, a...
| | FCPA Industry Sweep Strikes Hollywood
John M. Hynes; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 In the past, we have reported on a number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") developments and have furnished subscribers with a primer on the FCPA. The latest developments in this area relate to an investigation of the motion picture industry and its activities in China.
| | The Federal Government Takes Aim at Medicare Fraud
Joseph D. Barton; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 16, 2012, previously published on May 14, 2012 On May 2, 2012, Federal agents with the Department of Justice's (“DOJ”) special task force made the biggest Medicare bust in U.S. history, and a splash in the media, when it cracked down on a number of unrelated Medicare fraud schemes across the country that resulted in an alleged $450...
| | Seventh Circuit Holds Pharmaceutical Reps Exempt Under Administrative Exemption
Thomas R. Kaufman; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 This week, the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Schaffer-Larose v. Eli Lily & Company, in which it held that pharmaceutical reps are exempt under the FLSA's administrative exemption. This is separate from the issue pending before the United States Supreme Court in Christopher v. SmithKline...
| | "Planogram" and "Category Captain" Marketing Programs Held Non-Exclusionary
Don T. Hibner; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 Rival condom manufacturer's antitrust claims dismissed. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. v. Mayer Laboratories, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-10-4429 EMC (April 12, 2012).
| | New IPO Guidelines
Amin Amirkia; Sheppard Mullin Richter Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 10, 2012 The China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), China’s securities regulator, recently unveiled new guidelines (“Guidelines”) for China’s initial public offering (“IPO”) system. The guidelines were issued pursuant to feedback that was gathered...
| | A Murality Play
Valentina Shenderovich, Christine Steiner; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 14, 2012, previously published on May 9, 2012 Public wall murals have been the subject of much attention recently. Legislators for Los Angeles, considered the “mural capital of the world”, are reviewing a proposed city ordinance to preserve vintage art murals and to repeal an existing ban on private murals (enacted as an...
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