In this edition of Litigation Roundup, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown gets her first crack at handling multidistrict litigation after 12 putative class action lawsuits over the AT&T data breach are transferred to her, the former president of a Texas energy company goes to prison and a trio of attorneys representing Southwest Airlines gets a stay on an order that they undergo religious liberty training.
Q&A with SEC Associate Regional Director for Enforcement David Fraser
Last fall, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission promoted David Fraser to associate regional director for the Fort Worth regional office. Fraser discusses the new role and the challenges and successes he’s had so far in leading enforcement for the FWRO in this Q&A.
Expert: SEC’s Texas Office ‘Will Remain Very Active and Aggressive’ in 2024
With U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Regional Director Eric Werner and his new leadership team in place, the SEC will likely remain aggressive in bringing enforcement actions regarding traditional oil and gas offering fraud cases, large public company matters, market manipulation cases and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters, according to former SEC senior counsel for enforcement Rebecca Fike, who is now a partner at Vinson & Elkins.
This coming Wednesday in Houston, Fike is moderating a CLE program that includes Werner, who heads the Fort Worth office, and former SEC associate director Jessica Magee, who is now a partner at Holland Knight. The Texas Lawbook CLE will hosted by V&E and Holland & Knight. Texas Lawbook subscribers and members of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston and DFW Chapters are welcome to attend in person in Houston or via a webcast. In advance of Wednesday’s CLE, Fike gave an interview to The Texas Lawbook.
SEC on the Lookout for Whistleblower Restrictions
The agency has been very active in whistleblower protection for the last 18 months — with seven cases generating more than $30 million in fines — and now appears to be kicking off an enforcement sweep looking at executive agreements for public companies to determine whether they somehow “inhibit” sharing information with the SEC. This is a timely issue for public company legal departments, especially since the SEC’s most recent cases have expanded what the agency thinks is problematic conduct.
Hill Country Doctor Convicted in $39M Phony Prescription Scam
Dr. David M. Young of Fredericksburg was accused of prescribing orthotic devices and genetic tests for thousands of patients he never met. He was convicted by a jury Friday and is scheduled to be sentenced in October.
Doctor Testifies He Was Duped by Con Men in $39M Phony Prescription Scam
“Do you feel like you trusted the wrong people?” one of Dr. David Young’s defense lawyers asked him in his medical fraud trial Dallas. “Absolutely,” the doctor replied.
Dallas Doctors Plead Guilty to $9M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Drs. Desi Barroga and Deno Barroga admitted to submitting false insurance claims purporting to give patients more than 80 corticosteroid shots in a single visit. In reality, the doctors often mimicked injecting patients by placing a needle on their bodies without piercing their skin.
Office Manager for Imprisoned Telemedicine Exec Points Finger at Texas Doctor in Phony Prescription Scam
“If I sent him 25 prescriptions, within 20 or 30 minutes, they were signed,” the onetime employee of Sunrise Medical Inc. of Florida told jurors in the Dallas trial of Dr. David M. Young.
Dallas Trial Begins for Physician Indicted in $39M Medicare Fraud
Dr. David M. Young of Fredericksburg, Texas, is accused of electronically prescribing orthotic devices and genetic tests for thousands of patients he never met. U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr told the 14 jurors and alternates chosen Tuesday that the trial is expected to take about two weeks.
Is it Time to File More Motions to Dismiss in Criminal Cases?
Dismissals by district courts in federal criminal cases are rare — even more so in white collar criminal matters. That is why the recent dismissal in a securities fraud case in the Southern District of Texas is quite notable.
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