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State False Claims and AKS Statutes Keep Case Alive in 2nd Circuit: Underappreciated State Laws May Present Significant Compliance...

Recent years have seen eye-popping judgments and settlements involving cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). And healthcare companies have, unsurprisingly, focused...more

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Federal Efforts to Incentivize States to Promulgate False Claims Statutes

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The federal False Claims Act (FCA) is widely regarded as a powerful tool to punish fraud against the federal government. Since 1986, the federal government has recovered more than $75 billion from FCA settlements and...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2021

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Court Enjoins Vaccine Mandate Nationwide: The Practical Implications for Federal Contractors - On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (District Court)...more

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How the U.S. Senate's Proposed Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act Could Influence State False Claims Acts Nationally

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On October 28, 2021, a majority of members on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to advance to the full U.S. Senate a bipartisan bill that would make a number of amendments to the federal False Claims Act (FCA). These...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Inpatient Rehabilitation Company Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA

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DOJ News - Inpatient Rehabilitation Company Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations - DOJ announced that Encompass Health Corporation (f/k/a HealthSouth Corporation), the nation’s largest operator of...more

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Latest FCA Settlement Involving Massachusetts Lab Highlights Federal/State Cooperation

Late last month the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut issued a press release regarding the latest False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving the healthcare industry in New England.  According to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY/NJ Port Authority Implements New FCA Policy

On January 17, 2018, the New York/New Jersey Port Authority enacted its own vigorous False Claims Policy that punishes contractors who intentionally make material false statements about work they performed or goods they...more

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Court Puts the Brakes on Whistleblower's FCA Parking Claims

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) reports that, in fiscal year 2016 ending September 30, it obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims. More than half of this...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases

Featured Unsealed Cases United States ex rel. Thomas v. Best Choice Home Health Care Agency, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-02209 (D. Kan.) - Complaint Filed: May 6, 2013 - Complaint Unsealed: October 24, 2016 - ...more

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False Claims Act: 2016 Year-in-Review

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In 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) continued to give high priority to False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and prosecutions. The government brought in more than $4.76 billion in settlements and judgments, nearly a...more

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Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update - Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases: August 2016

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Since our last issue, we have identified 31 recently unsealed health care-related whistleblower cases. In this Qui Tam Update, we analyze the trends and take an in-depth look at a few noteworthy cases....more

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False Claims Act: 2015 Year-in-Review

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In 2015, the Justice Department (DOJ) continued to give high priority to False Claims Act (FCA) investigations, bringing in nearly $3.6 billion in settlements and judgments. More than 630 qui tam suits were filed. DOJ's...more

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Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC Settles FCA Allegations

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Last week the Department Of Justice announced a settlement agreement with Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC (“NPS”) and NPS majority owner Kevin Hartman. Under the agreement, NPS and Mr. Hartman will pay up to $7.8 million to...more

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Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases: October 2015

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Trends & Analysis: ..We have identified 15 health care–related qui tam cases that were unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of those, 12 were filed from 2012 to the present. All but two cases had been pending more...more

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Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments & Unsealed Cases - September 2015

Trends & Analysis - Since our last Qui Tam Update, we have identified 39 health-related False Claims Act (“FCA”) qui tam cases that have been unsealed. Of those cases...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Application of pre-ACA Public Disclosure Bar to FCA Claims Filed after the ACA’s Effective Date

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On August 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a district court’s decision to apply the version of the FCA’s public disclosure bar in existence before the enactment of the Patient Protection and...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

E.D.N.Y Denies Motion For Summary Judgment In FCA Retaliation Case Based On Finding Of Pretext

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York recently found that two former employees of Eihab Human Services (Company) raised a genuine issue of material fact as to whether they were discharged in retaliation...more

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False Claims: A Growing Concern when Doing Business with State & Local Governments

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Imagine that you are at your desk reviewing emails when your phone rings. It is a prosecutor from the state attorney general’s office, and he tells you that your company is the subject of a fraud investigation. You are...more

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The Federal and Nevada False Claims Acts

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Contractors are no strangers to the courts of justice. Litigation between contractors and owners frequently occurs when a project does not get completed on time or the work does not comply with the Contract Documents. The...more

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