On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Apr 27, 2020 | Fraud
The State of New York filed civil charges against opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt Plc last Tuesday, April 21. The charges accuse the pharmaceutical giant of purposefully misrepresenting the safety of opioids. Investigations into the nationwide opioid crisis have...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Apr 17, 2020 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
What CA2 lacked in volume this week, it made up for in quality, issuing three significant decisions, two of which—Nolan and Bramer—resulted in reversals for defendants. New York’s appellate courts were quiet, issuing only a handful of decisions in criminal...
On Behalf of Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Apr 10, 2020 | Firm News
With the rapid growth of the internet and what you can do with it, the rate and variety of white-collar crimes have increased with it. The defense against these charges also needs to adapt to the evolution of the charges. If you are facing white-collar crime charges,...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Apr 10, 2020 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
The Circuit continued to work through its cases, releasing two precedential opinions this week. Doka negatively, but not surprisingly, resolved an open but important issue, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Haywood, finding that the Sixth...
by Sapone & Petrillo, LLP | Apr 3, 2020 | Ed Sapone’s Decisions of the Week
The Second Circuit has extended filings and deadlines for three weeks, has conducted arguments by teleconference, and has remained busy issuing decisions. Two crime-of-violence-related decisions were particularly interesting: Nunez, which held that defendants cannot...