DC judge overstepped in rejecting Fokker DPA, appeal court says

DC judge overstepped in rejecting Fokker DPA, appeal court says

April 6, 2016, Global Investigations Review

Steven Fagell is quoted in this GIR article regarding a recent Court of Appeals decision that a lower court overstepped its authority by rejecting a DOJ settlement with Dutch aerospace company Fokker. According to Fagell, “The ruling will likely clip the wings of any US district judge looking to second-guess the Justice Department's charging decisions in connection with DPAs.”