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District Court Greenlights Potential Pro Tanto FCA Liability Offset

On June 18, 2021, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia certified an interlocutory appeal in favor of Honeywell in a case involving FCA common liability. The appeal will concern the question of whether the court properly calculated Honeywell’s common damages liability in the case; Honeywell argued that its liability should be… Continue Reading
Damages, FCA Litigation

Sixth Circuit Creates Circuit Split, Allows Former Employee’s FCA Retaliation Claim

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held, in connection with an interlocutory appeal, that the False Claims Act (FCA) anti-retaliation provisions protect relators from post-employment retaliatory conduct.  In United States ex rel. Felten v. William Beaumont Hosp., 993 F.3d 428 (6th Cir. 2021), the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of… Continue Reading
CMS Guidance, Damages

Federal Court Upholds CMS’ Use of Extrapolation to Claw-Back Improper Payments

A recent federal court decision should serve as an important reminder to providers that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and its contractors have substantial authority to audit provider Medicare claims and to broadly apply extrapolation to calculate overpayments. In Palm Valley Health Care, Inc. v. Azar, No. 18-41067, 2020 BL 14097 (5th… Continue Reading
Damages, FCA Statistics

DOJ Recovers More Than $3.7 Million From FCA Cases in 2017

The United States Department of Justice has issued a press release announcing that it recovered more than $3.7 Billion from False Claims Act (FCA) cases during fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017).  This recovery marks a decline from the $4.7 Billion that the DOJ recovered in fiscal year 2016, but it is the sixth consecutive year in which the Government’s FCA… Continue Reading
Damages, FCA Litigation

Government Increases Civil Monetary Penalties Again

The Department of Justice has announced new, increased civil penalties that are applicable under the False Claims Act (FCA). The new range of FCA penalties is from $10,957 to $21,916.  These increased statutory penalties reflect a continuing, inflation-based increase to the available statutory penalties. This marks the second year in a row in which the applicable penalties under… Continue Reading
Damages, FCA Statistics

DOJ Recovers More Than $4.7 Billion from False Claims Cases in 2016

The United States Department of Justice has issued a press release announcing that it has recovered over $4.7 Billion from cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) during fiscal year 2016.  Fiscal year 2016 ran from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.  The recovery of more than $4.7 Billion is the Government’s third highest annual recovery, though it… Continue Reading

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