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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Kirschenbaum — In a recent decision, the Second Circuit upheld the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG)’s position that Pfizer’s proposed copay assistance program for its high-cost heart treatment would violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The Second Circuit’s Interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. Pfizer, Inc.

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Federal Firearms Prosecutions Rose 34% Between 2000-2016: Report

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“Most defendants in federal firearms cases are charged pursuant to the Gun Control Act of 1968, which regulates interstate and foreign firearms commerce and prohibits certain persons, such as those with felony convictions, from possessing a firearm,” the study said. Federal law also penalizes the criminal use of firearms.

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Silence Isn’t Golden: Two Executives Convicted in First Criminal Prosecution Under the Consumer Product Safety Act

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the “Gree Companies”), an appliance manufacturer and two of its subsidiaries that were involved in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of dehumidifiers. of Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Gree Electric Appliances Sales Co. and Gree USA Inc. At the time, in 2016, the Gree Companies’ settlement for $15.45

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Could the Road to an AKS Violation Be Paved with Good Intentions? Pfizer Asks SCOTUS

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Gaulkin — We previously blogged about Pfizer’s copay assistance lawsuit, which sought to challenge HHS’s interpretation of the Federal health care program anti-kickback statute (AKS) and position that the company’s proposed copay assistance program would violate the AKS. By Sophia R. Background.

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Animal rights and the First Amendment, due process and a confession of error

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Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. was filed by a plaintiff seeking to enforce a similar registration statute.

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Ghost guns, six-person juries, and discretionary visa decisions

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VanDerStok , involving the Biden administration’s efforts to regulate firearm parts kits (colloquially known as “ghost guns”) under the Gun Control Act of 1968, which imposes licensing, background-check, recordkeeping, and serialization requirements on persons engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in “firearms.”

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Profile of a potential nominee: Leondra Kruger

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That interpretation, Kruger reasoned, is more consistent with both the text of the statute and the California legislature’s intent in enacting the law. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for gun manufacturers, argued that the requirement should be invalidated because it was impossible to implement the technology.

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