An Illinois federal judge said Wednesday he won’t acquit a Chicago doctor convicted of steering dozens of his elderly patients to one hospital in exchange for free labor from hospital staff, rejecting the doctor’s argument that the arrangement falls within an exemption to the Medicare/Medicaid anti-kickback statute. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

After expressing open skepticism at trial about the strength of the government’s case, a Pennsylvania federal judge heard arguments Thursday urging him to acquit the leaders of the now-defunct NOVA Bank after their conviction in April for allegedly deceiving regulators into making an investment under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Massachusetts federal jury acquitted two top former Acclarent executives Wednesday of a slew of felony fraud charges related to the company’s promotion of a medical device off-label, but convicted the pair of 10 misdemeanor counts of introducing a misbranded and adulterated device into interstate commerce. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Texas attorney Mikal Watts, who was acquitted last week of all fraud charges related to Deepwater Horizon settlement funds, asked a federal court Tuesday to lift a stay on BP PLC’s civil suit against him that has been on hold since February 2014. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

The federal government told an Indiana federal judge Friday that a former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $ 56 million fraud scheme should not be acquitted, saying there was more than enough evidence to prove the charges against him. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Texas federal jury on Monday found that the CEO and two other top executives of a chain of physical therapy clinics focused on treating federal government employees committed health care fraud and money laundering, but acquitted a chiropractor who was allegedly in on the scheme. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Texas federal jury on Monday found that the CEO and two other top executives of a chain of physical therapy clinics focused on treating federal government employees committed health care fraud and money laundering, but acquitted a chiropractor who was allegedly in on the scheme. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

The federal government told an Indiana federal judge Friday that a former biofuel company executive convicted of hiding a $ 56 million fraud scheme should not be acquitted, saying there was more than enough evidence to prove the charges against him. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

Texas attorney Mikal Watts, who was acquitted last week of all fraud charges related to Deepwater Horizon settlement funds, asked a federal court Tuesday to lift a stay on BP PLC’s civil suit against him that has been on hold since February 2014. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))

A Massachusetts federal jury acquitted two top former Acclarent executives Wednesday of a slew of felony fraud charges related to the company’s promotion of a medical device off-label, but convicted the pair of 10 misdemeanor counts of introducing a misbranded and adulterated device into interstate commerce. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted))