Category Archives: FCA Litigation
Subscribe to FCA Litigation RSS Feed$12M Default Judgment Results from Purchasing Prescriptions
Lessons for Providers and Practice Entities: Ophthalmology Groups Pay Millions to Settle Co-Management, Optometrist Relationship Allegations
DOJ Settles Self-Reported Referral Incentives With Dermatology Practice Manager
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies DOJ’s Authority to Dismiss Whistleblowers’ False Claims Act Suits, Questions Constitutionality of Qui Tam Provisions
Regional Hospital System and Two Physicians Pay More Than $69 Million to Settle False Claims Act, Involving Allegations of Improper Financial Relationships With Referring Physicians
Home Cooking: Washington Transfers Venue to Court in State
Temporary Allies: Opposing Parties Successfully Sue VA for FCA-related Discovery
Pharmaceutical Suppliers Beware: Expect Increased Scrutiny of Average Wholesale Pricing Methodology and Marketing “The Spread”
Distributor of Ophthalmic Surgical Products Found Guilty of Paying Kickbacks and Violating the False Claims Act: May Be Liable For Up To $848 Million in Civil Damages and Penalties
DOJ’s False Claims Act Statistics Show Declining Recoveries, Increasing Enforcement
SCOTUS to Decide if False Claims Act Reaches Defendants Offering Reasonable Interpretation of Vague Requirement
Seventh Circuit Suggests High Standard Under the FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Provision
Potential Anti-Kickback Prosecution Does Not Give Blanket Fifth Amendment Protection in a Medical Malpractice Suit
Supreme Court Signals Interest in Clarifying Pleading Requirements in False Claims Act Suits
Largest-Ever Small-Business Contracting Fraud Settlement Related to Pass-Through Subcontracting
Analysis of DOJ’s 2021 False Claims Act Statistics and Related Trends
Seventh Circuit Clarifies Pleading Standard for Anesthesiologist’s False Claims Action
Another Circuit Weighs in on the Standard for Evaluating Government Motions to Dismiss False Claims Act Actions
Federal Court Permits Government Intervention in FCA Case After Seven Years After Finding “Good Cause”
District Court Embraces Expansive View of “Referrals” to include Accessing Records
Tide Is Turning Against FCA Case Dismissals
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