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Maynard Nexsen

Eleventh Circuit Reaffirms Requirement that a Party Must Stand in Contempt Before Seeking to Appeal an Order Enforcing a Subpoena

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On October 16, 2024, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in In Re: Grand Jury Investigation (Sealed) reaffirming and, arguably, expanding the longstanding requirement that a party may not seek to appeal an order requiring...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 21-25, 2024

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Ga v. Shafer - elections, federal officer removal, pretrial habeas - Ga v. Clark -  elections, federal officer removal, special purpose grand jury, federal question - Gemini...more

Cole Schotz

Real Estate Commission Shake-Up After $1.8 Billion Verdict

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A federal jury ruling just changed the game for real estate brokers and the commissions they are permitted to collect. In Sitzer v. the National Association of Realtors, the defendants (which included the National Association...more

Holland & Hart LLP

HIPAA and Subpoenas, Orders, and Administrative Demands

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The HIPAA privacy rules (45 CFR § 164.501 et seq.) generally prohibit healthcare providers and their business associates from disclosing protected health information in response to subpoenas and other government demands...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Pennsylvania Investigating Grand Jury Subpoenas FAQ

How does a Pennsylvania grand jury work? A Pennsylvania investigating grand jury is a group of 23 to 38 jurors selected from the community pursuant to the Pennsylvania Investigating Grand Jury Act to assist prosecutors and...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - The D.C. and Georgia Trump Indictments

In this episode, Jeff Jacobovitz, AGG trial attorney and chair of the firm’s Antitrust group, examines the D.C. and Georgia indictments of former President Donald Trump on charges related to alleged attempts to overturn the...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ’s Enforcement and Compliance Changes: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Voluntary Disclosures

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The Justice Department certainly has altered the landscape of enforcement, compliance priorities, and ultimately corporate decisions surrounding voluntary disclosure.  It has become a little bit more complicated to sort out...more

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Simon Says Protect My Reputation: Understanding Pennsylvania’s Constitutional Right To Reputation

Unlike the United States Constitution, the Pennsylvania Constitution explicitly identifies reputation as a fundamental right. Although Pennsylvanians have enjoyed this right since 1790, jurists largely ignored reputation’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Trump Enters Uncharted Political Territory (Again)

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The Cozen Lens- •Despite the legal jeopardy arising from former President Trump’s historic indictment, it looks like it could be a political boon for him, at least in the near term. But the longer-term implications on his...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Lighthearted Look at "Notable" Quotes from In re Grand Jury Oral Arguments

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Jan. 9, 2023, in the In re Grand Jury case. Despite the nondescript title, the stakes in the case are stratospheric for the future of the attorney-client privilege....more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

In re Grand Jury: Supreme Court Considers the Scope of Attorney-Client Privilege for “Dual-Purpose Communications”

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The firm petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting a three-way split between the Ninth Circuit (which it described as applying a primary purpose standard), the D.C. Circuit (described as applying its preferred...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Proskauer Files Amicus Brief in Support of a “Practical and Commonsense” Application of the Attorney-Client Privilege

Proskauer recently submitted an amicus brief on behalf of The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution, in connection with the U.S. Supreme Court case of In Re Grand Jury. On appeal from the U.S....more

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A House Of Cards Falls Down

Takeaway: Ignorance was not bliss for Samuel Bankman-Fried. The young cryptocurrency entrepreneur faces 8 charges in the Southern District of New York for allegations that his company, FTX, mishandled millions of dollars of...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Former Hospital Employees and Kingpin Indicted for HIPAA Violations

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 10 that five former employees of Methodist Hospital, based in Memphis, Tennessee, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly selling the names and telephone...more

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U.S. Supreme Court To Address Attorney-Client Privilege In Tax Case

Takeaway: The Supreme Court is expected to clarify the question of whether attorney-client privilege applies in “dual-purpose” communications in situations where law firms provide clients with both legal and non-legal advice....more

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Supreme Court to Take Up the Most Consequential Attorney-Client Privilege Case in Four Decades: What it Means for You

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For the first time since its 1981 opinion in United States v. Upjohn, the United States Supreme Court, in a review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in In re Grand Jury, will examine the scope of the attorney-client privilege...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court - October 3, 2022

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Today, on the first day of the new term, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in nine cases: Gonzalez v. Google LLC, No. 21-1333: Section 203(c)(1) of the Communication Decency Act shields an...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Pharmacy Owners Charged for Fraud and Kickbacks to a Marketing Company

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that a federal grand jury has charged two pharmacy owners, a mother-daughter duo from South Florida, with healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and payment of kickbacks in exchange...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Federal Grand Jury Indictment Defense Strategies

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Federal criminal cases can broadly be divided into four phases: (i) the government’s investigation, (ii) grand jury proceedings, (iii) pretrial practice, and (iv) trial. The empanelment of a grand jury is a critical juncture,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

FARA Enforcement Is Here to Stay

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On June 7, 2022, the media published a search warrant application seeking access to the electronic communications of a retired four-star Marine Corps general, General John R. Allen, in a criminal investigation into potential...more

J.S. Held

COVID-19’s Effects on Grand Juries, Indictments & Jeopardy to Defendants’ Rights

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The COVID-19 pandemic has collided with the constitutional requirement that “infamous” crimes be charged by a grand jury. For the first time in United States history, grand juries in federal courts have been suspended because...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel - Q1 2022

Since the last edition of the QCC, there has been a series of dramatic developments in the criminal antitrust enforcement space in the U.S. from the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Division)....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Trial Date Set for Former Trump Adviser Charged with Acting as an Agent of a Foreign Government

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has set jury selection to begin September 7, 2022, in regard to the prosecution of Thomas Barrack, a friend and former key adviser to ex-U.S. President Donald...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Winter 2021-2022 Antitrust Cartel Primer

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This Cartel primer, full document linked below, brings together our knowledge of cartel cases and distills it in an easily digestible and practical format. It discusses challenges targets face in responding to cartel...more

Oberheiden P.C.

10 Steps to Take if You Receive a Federal Grand Jury Subpoena - and 5 to Avoid

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Receiving a federal grand jury subpoena is a serious matter. Whether you are the target of a federal investigation or prosecutors believe you have information they can use to pursue charges against another person or company,...more

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