News & Analysis as of

False Claims Act (FCA) Scientific Research

Holland & Knight LLP

New Requirements for Research Security Programs Raise the Stakes for Compliance

Holland & Knight LLP on

The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more

Benesch

The “China Initiative” Just Won’t Die - Recent DOJ Settlement Highlights the Lasting Effect of Trump-Era Policy on Health Care...

Benesch on

In 2022, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its decision to shut down the “China Initiative”—the controversial program used to investigate and prosecute academics, health care workers, and...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Event] Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference - June 10th - 12th, New Orleans, LA

Don’t miss our annual conference devoted to higher education and research compliance - Attend the Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference June 10–12, 2024 and hear from experienced professionals on a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 18, Number 9. In This Month’s E-News: September 2021

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 9 (September, 2021) - A former Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researcher who was the principal investigator on a 2014 NIH award of $939,495.27 and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

NIH Continues to Focus on Foreign Influence Issues: Updated Biosketch & Other Support Disclosure Forms

Key Points - Notice reflects NIH’s continued concerns regarding foreign influence and imposes significant new compliance obligations on both grantees and individual researchers. - Obligates grantees to provide NIH...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Lehigh U. Compliance Plan Provides Blueprint for Oversight, Audit Schedule

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 9 (August 20, 2020) - As part of its recent settlement with the Department of Justice regarding allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations, Lehigh University of Pennsylvania is...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8: In This Month's E-News: August 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 8 (August 2020) - Higher education groups and others are hailing a decision by the administration to rescind planned rules that would have required students in the United States on...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Research Compliance Volume 17, Number 3. In This Month's E-News: March 2020

Report on Research Compliance 17, no. 3 (February 20, 2020) - Despite its earlier agreement to repay just $5,442 in costs questioned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Inspector General, the University of...more

Polsinelli

DOJ’s False Claims Act Recoveries Rise to More Than $3 Billion in FY2019, With Continued Emphasis on Health Care Fraud Cases

Polsinelli on

On January 9, 2020, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it recovered over $3 billion from civil False Claims Act (FCA) judgments and settlements in the fiscal year ending September 30,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Scientific Research Misconduct vs. Fraud: How to Tell the Difference

Foley & Lardner LLP on

For years, misconduct in scientific research was policed primarily by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. After a lengthy and confidential review, an institution...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] Navigating the Ins and Outs of Research Misconduct-related Litigation and Enforcement: Emerging Trends and Hot Topics -...

Hogan Lovells on

Historically, research misconduct allegations have been investigated and resolved using specialized administrative procedures. Now, increasingly, research misconduct matters carry with them increased litigation and...more

Carlton Fields

Expect Focus – International, Summer 2015

Carlton Fields on

In This Issue: - TTIP’s Impact on U.S. and EU Trade Relations - Proposed Innovation Box Legislation - Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014 - Rules...more

Carlton Fields

Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

Carlton Fields on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide