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.
ExxonMobil Demands IRS Refund, Claiming $1.9B Tax Overpayment
In a bench trial before Chief Judge David C. Godbey of the Northern District of Texas, the oil giant claims the government erred by rejecting, for tax purposes, its “partnership” with the government of Qatar in a huge natural gas project.
Voting Underway on State Bar’s Proposed Rule Changes
Most of the proposed rules on the State Bar of Texas rules vote ballot are similar to American Bar Association rules and modernize Texas laws, an expert said. The voting period closes April 30.
Operator of Phony Labs Gets 5 Years in $7M COVID-19 Testing Scam
“I make no excuse for my actions,” Connie Jo Clampitt of Dallas, one of four people to plead guilty in the healthcare fraud case, tells U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr.
Kirkland’s Sarah Mallett on the SEC’s Whistleblower Efforts, Disclosures Involving AI and Challenges Facing the FWRO
In this Q&A with The Lawbook, Mallett discusses her time at the SEC, the challenges facing the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office, the SEC’s expansion of its whistleblower program and the impact on Texas businesses, and other SEC enforcement trends that impact companies and those in the financial investment world.