So far this year, three False Claims Act defendants have challenged judgments against them based on the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment. Remarkably, two were successful, as the District of Minnesota more than halved a large award, and the Eighth Circuit vacated and remanded a much smaller award in which the penalties substantially outpaced the actual damages. In contrast, the Seventh Circuit rejected a similar challenge and questioned whether the Eighth Amendment even applies to the FCA. Together, these decisions illustrate how the Excessive Fines Clause can be an uncertain, but potentially helpful, last line of defense for FCA defendants...
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Contested DOL Rule on Tip Credit Invalidated by Fifth Circuit
Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision on the Department of Labor's (DOL) rule concerning tipped employees. This final rule, introduced in 2021, addresses the amount of time a tipped employee can spend on "tip-producing work" versus "non-tip-producing work. Generally, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) allows employers of tipped employees to take a “tip credit” equal to the difference between the direct wage, the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee and the federal minimum wage...
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250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch
More than 250 Dinsmore attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers or Ones to Watch in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Five Dinsmore attorneys made the Best Lawyers list for the first time, and seven new attorneys were added to the Ones to Watch list. Best Lawyers’ list of outstanding lawyers is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. If the votes for a lawyer are positive enough for recognition by Best Lawyers, that lawyer must maintain those votes in subsequent polls to remain in each edition...
Five-Attorney Team Led by Esteemed Healthcare Litigator Bobbie Sprader Joins Dinsmore
Respected across Ohio for her incredible success defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice, wrongful death actions and personal injury cases, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP announces today the addition of Bobbie Sprader to the Firm’s national Healthcare practice. In the move to Dinsmore, Bobbie brings a dynamic team of experienced litigators, including Karen Clouse, Terri Gregori, Zachary Hoover and Karin Long, adding additional depth to Dinsmore’s formidable Tort group. In her three decades of practicing law, Bobbie has developed deep experience conducting jury trials and presenting arguments before various appellate courts...