Shkreli “Pharma Bro” Trial Defense: Can Enrichment of “victims” be Fraud?
Martin Shkreli, the hedge-fund investor and co-founder of the biotechnology firm Retrophin, known affectionately as “Pharma Bro,” first caught the public’s attention by increasing the price of a vital drug used by AIDS patients by 5,000 percent. Shkreli...Worth the Risk? The Cost of Doing Business without Legal Counsel
The costs of hiring an attorney are typically counted in dollars and cents, the costs of not hiring an attorney can often be difficult to quantify and can be much larger than the legal costs may have been. People considering whether to hire an attorney often focus on...
Michelle Carter’s text messages – manslaughter or protected?
On June 16, 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of manslaughter in Massachusetts. While I cannot comment on the laws of Massachusetts, the concept of manslaughter being stretched to encompass a verdict of guilty in this case has troubling implications. Carter...
Statutes of Limitations
When a person is injured or a contract is broken in Virginia, the person who is injured, the plaintiff, has a certain period of time, known as a limitations period or statute of limitations, in which to file her lawsuit against the defendant. Even though there are...
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Fax: 703-995-0850
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Suite 510
Fairfax, Virginia 22030