[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”27px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″] Litigation Over Release Of Data On Opiod Cases Litigation over release of data in the opioid litigation gives a glimpse at the volumes of information available to the Department of Justice in health care fraud cases. Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio is presiding over…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em”] Temporary Restraining Orders Against Doctors Allegedly Prescribing Opioids Illegally Temporary restraining orders—a first-of-its-kind against doctors allegedly prescribing opioids illegally under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)—were served this week that forbid Michael P. Tricaso, D.O., of Akron, and Gregory J. Gerber, M.D., of Sandusky, Ohio from writing prescriptions. The…
Data Mining
Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter must turn over public posts and tweets to criminal defendants
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] Social Media Firms Will Turn Over Public Posts To Criminal Defendants Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that social media firms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram must turn over public posts by users to criminal defendants. This is an important decision that can…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”54px|0px|33px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”4px|0px|0|0px|false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] American Bar Association’s 28th Annual National Institute On Health Care Fraud I am attending the American Bar Association’s 28th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud this week. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel discussing data mining and other health care…
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”52px|0px|54px|0px|false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”Helvetica||||||||” text_font_size=”21px” text_line_height=”1.3em” header_font=”Futura Book||||||||”] Life Sentence For The 63 Year Old Physician Saloman Melgen sentenced to 17 years today. A win for the defense, but tantamount to a life sentence for the 63 year old physician. Melgen was charged in a 76 count indictment. The case was brought after…