The Florida Board of Bar Examiners – A Supreme Embarrassment

Law school graduates have earned an opportunity to work. In response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners postponed the exam once, in order to develop an online version. When the company contracted to develop the online exam was unable to perform...

Jury Trials in Criminal Cases Must Never Be “Virtual”

We will keep saying it until our courts come to their senses!!! Holding “virtual” jury trials, particularly in criminal cases, is a dangerous move that should not be countenanced. Let’s begin with the basics by reviewing the definition of the word, virtual. According...

CMS Relaxes Telemedicine Rules in Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Friends, we commend to your reading this informative article from our friend and colleague, Jason Mehta of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, ( https://www.bradley.com/people/m/mehta-jason-p) discussing the relaxation of requirements associated with Medicare’s coverage...

DOJ Plans Increased Use of False Claim Act for Covid-19 Fraud

  In a recent speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Legal Reform, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Division, Ethan Davis, elaborated on the enforcement priorities for the Department’s Civil Division...