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EU Court of Justice rules indiscriminate data retention illegal

JURIST

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Tuesday ruled that Germany’s data retention statute is not compatible with EU law. German telecommunication companies SpaceNet and Telekom Deutschland brought actions in German courts arguing that Germany’s Law on Telecommunications (TKG) breached EU rules.

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Fraud-on-the-FDA As A Basis for A False Claims Act Lawsuit: Is It Dead Or Just Resting?

FDA Law Blog

established by statute and case law. In subsequent years, however, it appears that not all courts have adopted the holding of the ev3 decision. The DOJ effectively is urging the trial court to accept a complaint based on mere theorizing that FDA would have instigated a recall had proper adverse event reporting taken place.