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Those facing drug charges often have a lot of uncertainty about their future and the consequences of these allegations disrupt many facets of one's life. Aside from the possibility of time behind bars and stiff financial penalties, many other challenges lie ahead for...
The use of marijuana has been a hotly debated topic in recent years both in New York and throughout the rest of the U.S. Some states permit its use (even recreationally), while many others (as well as the federal Drug Enforcement Agency) consider it a Schedule I...
When some people hear about or think about someone being arrested for and charged with a drug-related crime, their minds might automatically assume the situation involves illegal drugs like methamphetamine or fentanyl. While many drug crime cases do involve illegal...
In March, a Virginia-based surgeon became the sixth doctor to pay a settlement to the government following a healthcare fraud complaint. The civil complaint was filed by the Massachusetts District US Attorney against medical device manufacturers SpineFrontier, Inc....
The judge in the federal trial against a former broker accused of conspiring to bribe an official with the New York Common Retirement Fund with a luxury ski vacation has ruled in the defendant's favor, finding that questions of fact exist that must be answered at...
The State of New York filed civil charges against opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt Plc last Tuesday, April 21. The charges accuse the pharmaceutical giant of purposefully misrepresenting the safety of opioids. Investigations into the nationwide opioid crisis have...
What CA2 lacked in volume this week, it made up for in quality, issuing three significant decisions, two of which---Nolan and Bramer---resulted in reversals for defendants. New York’s appellate courts were quiet, issuing only a handful of decisions in criminal cases,...
With the rapid growth of the internet and what you can do with it, the rate and variety of white-collar crimes have increased with it. The defense against these charges also needs to adapt to the evolution of the charges. If you are facing white-collar crime charges,...
The Circuit continued to work through its cases, releasing two precedential opinions this week. Doka negatively, but not surprisingly, resolved an open but important issue, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Haywood, finding that the Sixth...
The Second Circuit has extended filings and deadlines for three weeks, has conducted arguments by teleconference, and has remained busy issuing decisions. Two crime-of-violence-related decisions were particularly interesting: Nunez, which held that defendants cannot...