Foundation presents scholarship awards
The annual Rakow Scholarship Awards and Historical Society Luncheon will be held on Friday, November 16 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in downtown Detroit.
The event, scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m., is co-hosted by the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, and the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The program will feature the presentation of the Federal Bar Foundation's annual Rakow Scholarship Awards to students from each of Michigan's law schools.
In addition, there will be a presentation by David G. Chardavoyne, author of “The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan — People, Law and Politics.”
Cost is $25, for members; $20 for clerks; and $35 for non-members.
To register, visit www.fbamich.org and click on “events.” For additional information, contact Susan E. Gillooly at 313-226-9577 or e-mail fbamich@fbamich.org
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Doctor imprisoned in health fraud case
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A federal judge in Grand Rapids has sentenced a Detroit-area doctor to 13 months in prison for submitting $1 million in fraudulent medical test claims to Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Judge Robert Holmes Bell gave the sentence to 61-year-old Chyawan Bansil of Farmington Hills. Bell says Bansil violated the trust of patients and “worsened the health care crisis” in this country.
Mlive.com says Bansil has already paid $3 million in restitution under a triple-damages provision of the False Claims Act.
Defense lawyer Jennifer Belveal says her client stole the money to provide financial security and not to support a lavish lifestyle.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Raymond Beckering says Bansil is cooperating with the government in other cases.
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Court hears closely watched copyright case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices are weighing copyright protections for publishers, creative artists and manufacturers in a global marketplace in a case that has attracted the interest of Costco, eBay and Google. The outcome has important implications for consumers and multibillion dollar annual sales online and in discount stores.
In arguments Monday, a book publisher faced off against a Thai graduate student in the U.S. who resold the publisher’s copyrighted books on eBay after relatives first bought nearly identical, cheaper versions abroad.
The court seemed to struggle with whether it matters where the books were produced and first sold.
The justices’ answer to those questions is of enormous interest to discount sellers like Costco and online business like eBay and Google that offer good prices on many products that were made abroad.
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Notice
Macomb County government offices and the courts will be closed on Tuesday, November 6 in observance of the general election and Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day.
This action excludes emergency services and 24/7 operations.
County offices and courts will re-open after the election at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 7, and after the Veterans Day at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 13.
For additional information or to confirm the closings, call 586.469.5125.
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