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Seventh Circuit Upholds Non-Incarceration Sentence for Beanie Baby Creator
This guest post was authored by Mara Smith, a summer associate with Montgomery McCracken. On Friday, the Seventh Circuit upheld what it determined to be a substantively reasonable sentence for billionaire Ty Warner, the creator of Beanie Babies. We previously blogged about Warner’s district court sentencing,… Read More
Fourth Circuit’s “Official Act”: Former Virginia Governor McDonnell’s Appeal Rejected
This guest post was authored by Ernest Holtzheimer, a summer associate with Montgomery McCracken. Earlier today, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell on public corruption charges. We’ve previously blogged about… Read More
Historic Takedown Shows Healthcare Fraud will Remain a Top DOJ Priority Under AG Lynch
This guest post was authored by Mara Smith, a summer associate with Montgomery McCracken. Last week, Federal agents arrested 243 individuals across the country for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes that purportedly involved $712 million in false billings. The coordinated arrests, which occurred across… Read More
SOTU: What Obama’s Mandate Means for Cybersecurity, Data Protection, and Enforcement
This guest post was co-authored by Stephen Grossman and Michael Hayes. Stephen and Michael are partners in Montgomery McCracken’s Litigation Department and co-chairs of the firm’s Electronic Discovery practice. Stephen can be reached at 856.488.7767 or at sgrossman@mmwr.com. Michael can be reached at 215.772.7211 or… Read More
UPDATE: Second Circuit Reverses “Downstream Tippee” Convictions
This guest post was authored by our colleague Mark B. Sheppard, a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department. Mark focuses his practice on white collar criminal defense, SEC Enforcement and complex commercial civil litigation. He can be reached at msheppard@mmwr.com or 215.772.7235. As we predicted… Read More
Of Dropbox and Data Breaches: Highlighting the need for increased cyber-security at home and in the workplace
This guest post is authored by Michael B. Hayes. Hayes’ practice concentrates on commercial litigation, government and corporate investigations. Hayes is frequently called upon by clients and colleagues to provide legal expertise and consultation concerning electronic discovery issues. He can be reached at mhayes@mmwr.com or… Read More
The Quagmire of “Unauthorized Access” Remains
This guest post was authored by our colleague Jeremy D. Mishkin, partner and chair of the firm’s Litigation practice. His practice emphasizes complex commercial matters, technology, the Internet and First Amendment/Media Law issues. He has handled litigation and served as national and regional counsel for… Read More