Posted by Abdullah Aljammaz. Two brothers have formerly owned a Pennsylvania defense contractor in Pittsburgh was sentenced to prison after their involvement in a $6 million fraud was revealed. These two brothers planned to overcharge the U.S. Defense Department for Humvee window kits. The two brothers paid the $6 Million back to the U.S government …
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President Trump blocked the impending merger between Singapore-based, Broadcom, and U.S.-based, Qualcomm, over concerns that it would affect national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States investigated “the national security implications of the deal last week over concerns that it would hamper U.S. efforts to develop 5G wireless networks and other emerging technologies. …
2014 – Page 2 of 6 – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
Posted by Sam Battista. I came across this article recently about these topics that were brought up in class, and I thought it was appropriate to write a blog pertaining to this article. Seven reputable members of the Geneovese crime family were recently arrested on accounts of money laundering and racketeering. The group allegedly raked …
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2018 – Page 2 of 4 – Blog Business Law – a resource for business law students
President Trump blocked the impending merger between Singapore-based, Broadcom, and U.S.-based, Qualcomm, over concerns that it would affect national security. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States investigated “the national security implications of the deal last week over concerns that it would hamper U.S. efforts to develop 5G wireless networks and other emerging technologies. …
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November 2015
Posted by Philip D Lacki. ‘The lid popped off”? How does a lid pop off without someone doing something to cause it to pop off? Just like the Liebeck v McDonald’s case, I find this case involving someone suing Starbucks for a faulty lid to be morally wrong in the sense of business law. “The stress activated …
Battle for Control of Consumer Agency Heads to Court
Posted by Johnny A. Guerrero. This article was published by the New York Times on 26 November 2017 and was written by Stacy Cowley. The article illuminates the tension between a high-ranking government civil service official, Ms. Leandra English, and the President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump. To further understand this dilemma, one …
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On Drug Pricing, States Step In Where Washington Does Not
Posted by Samantha Staudt. One in five Americans have reported that they have skipped medicine doses or failed to fill a prescription each year because of the cost of the medicine. This statistic is outrageous and states have to start doing something about it because the federal government will not. Certain states, like Nevada, have …
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NY Court of Appeals Says No Difference Between Private and Public Posts In Discovery
Posted by Ryan Simoneau. The National Law Review recently posted an article on February 20, 2018 discussing the impact of the N.Y. Court of Appeals decision in Forman v. Henkin, a personal injury case. Forman, the Plaintiff, claimed she suffered spinal and brain injuries when she fell off the Defendants horse. Before the accident, the …
The IRS Fears Bitcoin
Posted by Elizabeth Win. Dollar bills might as well be worth as much as computer paper now. Cryptocurrency has been on the hot seat for the past few months because of its financially growing nature and easy accessibility. Now, as we are starting to see a slow downfall of people investing in Bitcoin; the I.R.S. …
Health Benefits Fraud
Posted by Barkimba Diallo. In the last few months, a federal investigation has helped yield numbers of guilty pleas in South Jersey. A firefighter in Atlantic City, a Margate doctor, two local pharmaceutical representatives and six others admitted fraud of more than $25 million. The number of convictions is expected to go up due to …