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Utah Court issues terminating sanctions in favor of BKLW client in highly publicized civil dispute

On July 18, another Utah Court dismissed claims against Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s client Timothy Ballard with prejudice. Plaintiff Celeste Borys sued Mr. Ballard, the founder and former CEO of an anti-child trafficking organization, for alleged sexual misconduct. After a motion brought by BKLW attorneys and an evidentiary hearing, […]

EKRA after Schena: John Littrell on what the case clarifies—and what it complicates

In 2018, Congress passed the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), with the goal of curbing fraud and abuse in addiction treatment and laboratory testing. EKRA detonated the existing business models of treatment providers, addiction treatment referral networks, and marketing contractors leaving little guidance on how to comply with the […]

BKLW secures non-custodial sentence in high-profile federal fraud case

Success in the practice of criminal defense comes in different forms. Earlier this month, it came in the form of a non-custodial sentence imposed on Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP’s client in what the government claimed was a $50 million dollar fraud scheme. The client, a grocery wholesaler headquartered in […]