Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3M for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract
Guidehouse Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia, has paid $7,600,000 and Nan McKay and Associates (Nan McKay), headquartered in El Cajon, California, has paid $3,700,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet cybersecurity requirements in contracts intended to ensure a secure environment for low-income New Yorkers to apply online for federal rental assistance...
Seresto flea collar class-action lawsuits consolidated in Illinois
Multiple class-action lawsuits filed in courts across the country against Elanco Animal Health Inc. and Bayer LLC over the Seresto flea and tick collar will be federally consolidated into one lawsuit in Illinois.
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings to start in the Northern District of Illinois despite calls by defendants to...
How the US is falling behind Israel in helping startups and why Reg A+ is the answer in 2020
How the US is falling behind Israel in helping startups and why Reg A+ is the answer in 2020
Israel has become the center for Tech startups and the future for the European cannabis markets.
Israel the Startup Paradise
Israel has gained recognition throughout the world as being leaders and helping companies grow by government-initiated subsidies and grants. Israeli startups today are fortunate...
La economía, a examen. ¿A las puertas de una nueva recesión?
Los Ángeles (CA) – La pandemia más letal desde la mal llamada gripe española de 1918, no solo ha dejado una estela de muertes a lo largo y ancho del planeta. También ha puesto de manifiesto la vulnerabilidad de los sistemas sociales, ha desafiado la capacidad de respuesta del aparato sanitario ante una emergencia de gran magnitud y ha...
Las claves para entender los debates más candentes sobre la enseñanza estadounidense en 2023
Los Ángeles (CA) – Un año más, el estado de la educación en EEUU es uno de los debates más polarizantes y polémicos entre expertos, activistas y estudiantes de todo el país. De igual manera, divide a los magistrados del Tribunal Supremo de EEUU, sobre cuyas manos recaen dos importantes decisiones: El futuro del programa del Presidente estadounidense, Joe...
Marijuana will be Legal in Illinois
Marijuana Set to become Legal in Illinois
On Friday, Illinois lawmakers approved recreational marijuana legalization. This delivers another huge step in nationwide recreational legalization in one of the biggest markets in the US.
Marijuana Investors will see another huge market open in 2020, helping build momentum in the Cannabis Markets. Illinois will set another new bar for nationwide legalization of Marijuana.
The highly contention...
Hadari Oshri’s meritless legal plan and sloppy PR campaign backfired
Los Angeles (CA) – Probably 2021 was not a year for the books for Hadari Oshri. And things aren't looking up in 2022 either.
Last year, the American-Israeli entrepreneur lost her meritless restraining order case against me. My anti-SLAPP court win was a powerful reminder of why First Amendment Rights are celebrated, honored and protected by Americans. And as an...
The Pill Club Reaches $18.3 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement With California
By Don Thompson
The Pill Club, an online women’s pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state’s Medicaid program by prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultation and shipping tens of thousands of female condoms to customers who didn’t want them.
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the agreement Tuesday, a day after a...
Six Men Sentenced for Roles in $20M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Ring
Six Texas men were sentenced a few days ago for their roles in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain more than $20 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans that the Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Hamza Abbas, 31, Ammas Uddin, 31, and Arham Uddin, 27, all of Richmond, were...
DoorDash Seeking Up to $2.8 Billion in IPO at Potential $32 Billion Valuation
DoorDash In search of As much as $2.8 Billion in IPO at Potential $32 Billion Valuation
DoorDash Inc mentioned on Monday it's aiming to boost as much as $2.8 billion in an preliminary public providing (IPO), which might double the worth of the U.S. meals supply startup and be one among 2020’s largest public market debuts.
DoorDash, the most important U.S....