'Shocked' By Eye-Watering Fines, Fed. Judges Redo FCA Math
District courts handling big-dollar False Claims Act cases are increasingly wrestling with the Eighth Amendment ban on excessive fines as more defendants go to trial and face whopping jury verdicts. An order last month in a New York case reducing an FCA penalty was the third of its kind in 18 months.
Gibson Dunn, Wachtell Advise On $1.5B Vision Implant Deal
Global eye care company Alcon announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire STAAR Surgical Co. for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, aiming to broaden its portfolio in the growing surgical vision correction market.
Organ Procurement's Dilemma: How Do You Diagnose Death?
A Kentucky man nearly had his organs removed for donation despite showing signs of life. Now a federal investigation is putting a spotlight on how doctors diagnose death prior to organ transplants.
'Shocked' By Eye-Watering Fines, Fed. Judges Redo FCA Math
District courts handling big-dollar False Claims Act cases are increasingly wrestling with the Eighth Amendment ban on excessive fines as more defendants go to trial and face whopping jury verdicts. An order last month in a New York case reducing an FCA penalty was the third of its kind in 18 months.
Gibson Dunn, Wachtell Advise On $1.5B Vision Implant Deal
Global eye care company Alcon announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire STAAR Surgical Co. for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, aiming to broaden its portfolio in the growing surgical vision correction market.
Organ Procurement's Dilemma: How Do You Diagnose Death?
A Kentucky man nearly had his organs removed for donation despite showing signs of life. Now a federal investigation is putting a spotlight on how doctors diagnose death prior to organ transplants.
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