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August 30, 2010 Plaintiffs Lawyers Say Oil Spill Fund Unlikely to Deter Litigation, The American Lawyer.
August 16, 2010 Baron & Budd and Cozen O'Connor Score Assignments in BP Oil Spill Litigation, The American Lawyer.
August 16, 2010 How San Diego Made Online Travel Companies Pay: A Conversation with Laura Baughman National Law Journal.
August 12, 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Victims Applaud Choice of New Orleans Court, Los Angeles Times.
August 10, 2010 New Orleans Judge to Oversee Oil Spill Cases, Reuters.
July 27, 2010 Lawyers to Make Pitches for Merging BP Case, Reuters.
July 26, 2010 Travel Seeks Marketing Funds to Offset Oil Spill, Travel Weekly.
July 26, 2010 Uncharted Waters, Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
July 14, 2010 BP’s Legal Blowout, Forbes.
June 30, 2010 Special Report: BP oil spill a gusher for lawyers, Reuters
June 24, 2010 Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Hearing Set For Arguments On Where To Send Oil Spill Cases, Lexis Nexis
June 10, 2010 Nine Questions (and Provisional Answers) About the Spill, Bloomberg Business Week
June 7, 2010 Likely Litigants Look to Exxon Valdez Precedent, Financial Times
May 14, 2010 Oil-spill suits pit BP against old foes, National Law Journal
May 5, 2010 Dallas lawyers prep for oil spill cases, Dallas Business Journal
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  • February 26, 2009

    Sentencing in Miami HIV Infusion Fraud Scheme

    The U.S. District Court in Miami has sentenced key participants in a Miami HIV clinic fraud scheme. Nayda Freire, who owned the HIV clinic, Global Med-Care Corp., will serve thirty months in prison and pay $7,992,391 in restitution to Medicare. Freire had pleaded guilty to making $10.9 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for HIV infusion services that either were not provided or were not medically necessary. Freire made illegal kickbacks to patients to ensure their participation in the scheme. Read More


  • February 25, 2009

    Los Angeles hospital executive admits paying illegal kickbacks to homeless

    City of Angels Medical Center's chief executive has pleaded guilty to paying kickbacks to the homeless. The Los Angeles hospital had created a scheme in which it provided unnecessary medical services to homeless individuals covered under Medicare and Medi-Cal, and then fraudulently billed the government for the unnecessary medical care. The homeless were paid illegal kickbacks for their participation in the scheme. Read More


  • Press Release
    February 24, 2009

    Former Navy Valve Specialist Settles Mesothelioma Claims, Announces Baron & Budd, P.C.

    HAYWARD, Calif. (February 24, 2009) –The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has negotiated sizeable total settlements on behalf of a former navy man and his wife. He was exposed to asbestos in the boiler rooms of two naval destroyers—the USS Rupertus and the USS Hooper—and developed malignant mesothelioma. Read More


  • February 23, 2009

    Building contractor hired for U.S. courthouse in Missouri pays hefty settlement to resolve fraud claims

    The United States government has received a large settlement payment from AMEC Construction Management Inc. (ACMI) to resolve the government's claims of fraud and kickbacks on four construction contracts. Read More


  • February 20, 2009

    Connecticut Attorney General adds state False Claims Act to wish list

    Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has encouraged state legislators to support two separate measures to put an end to corruption in state contracting. The first is a request for a state false claims act similar to the federal act, which Blumenthal estimates would reap at least $1 million each year for the state. Read More


  • Press Release
    February 18, 2009

    Baron & Budd Announces Precedent-Setting Ruling Against Online Travel Companies

    Expedia, Travelocity Among Companies To Pay City of Anaheim
    Unpaid Transient Occupancy Taxes and Penalties

    Anaheim, CA (February 17, 2009) - After years of underpaying transient occupancy taxes on hotel rooms, the nation's top online travel companies are being forced to pay the City of Anaheim the difference, plus penalties and interest, said a spokesman for the city's legal counsel, Dallas-based Baron & Budd, P.C. Read More


  • February 16, 2009

    New York Times article - Link

    Cities and States Press Travel Sites to Collect Hotel Taxes : There is a reason some online travel sites can offer cheap hotel rooms: State and local governments contend that the sites are not paying all of their taxes. Read More


  • February 11, 2009

    Obama Administration Seems More Open to Whistleblowers

    On his first full day in office, President Obama sent a strong policy statement promoting improved government transparency by issuing memoranda to executive department heads and agency chiefs concerning a renewed focus on the Freedom of Information Act and open government. Read More


  • February 10, 2009

    State Farm pulling out of Florida homeowners insurance market

    State Farm, Florida’s second largest insurance provider, announced on Tuesday that it will no longer provide homeowners insurance to Florida residents. Well over a million customers are rushing to find new coverage in the wake of the announcement. The insurer claims that Florida’s state-mandated rate discounts are costing the company too much. Read More


  • February 9, 2009

    ACLU challenges secrecy of federal False Claims Act

    The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of the federal False Claims Act, which requires whistleblowers to file their lawsuits in secret. Read More


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