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Supreme Court to hear case concerning the scope of the FCA where private dollars are involved

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the telecommunications case Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127, to assess whether reimbursement requests submitted to...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2022

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Prohibition on Use or Delivery of Chinese Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Products and Services: The Potential Link Between Section 889 of the 2019 NDAA and Section 1260H of the 2021 NDAA,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 39. News Briefs: November 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 39 (November 2, 2020) - Medtronic USA Inc., a medical device maker, has agreed to pay $8.1 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid...

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DOJ Announces Charges Against 345 Defendants in Historic Nationwide Health Care Fraud and Opioid Takedown - The DOJ announced a nationwide enforcement action charging 345 defendants across 51 federal districts with...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Federal Contractors’ Compliance Responsibilities Just Got Easier, or Did They?

On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim final rule intended to clarify the scope and application of the requirements set forth in Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National...more

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Risks, Reefs, and Wrecks: Charting A Course Through The Perils Of Covered Telecommunications Equipment And Services

Like the sailors of old, the government contracting community ventures forth knowing full well that danger lies ahead – although fortunately not in the form of a kraken, leviathan, or other mythical sea monster. Rather,...more

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Federal Contractors' Compliance Responsibilities Just Got Easier, or Did They?

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On July 14, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued an interim final rule intended to clarify the scope and application of the requirements set forth in Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the FY2019 National...more

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FAR Council Releases Interim Rule Prohibiting Contracts With Entities That Use Equipment Made By Huawei, ZTE, And Others

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On July 10, 2020, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council released a prepublication version of an interim rule, FAR Case 2019-009 (the “Interim Rule”), amending the FAR to prohibit federal agencies from contracting...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - September 2019

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SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS & ADVISORY SERVICES - Small Business Administration – SBA issued a rule extending the 504 Loan Program Rural Initiative Pilot Program (504 Rural Pilot) through September 30, 2021. The 504 Rural...more

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Cybersecurity Meets the FCA: What the Chinese Telecom Ban Means for Government Contractors

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Government contractors are required to comply with a new set of prohibitions on telecommunications equipment acquired from certain Chinese companies, and they may face False Claims Act liability since the prohibitions require...more

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Emerging Trends in False Claims Act Enforcement: 2018 Outlook

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• While financial recoveries under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) continued at a fast pace last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) started 2018 with a proverbial "bang" by issuing new internal guidance directing...more

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Sutherland SALT Scoreboard - Q3 2016

This is the third edition of the Sutherland SALT Scoreboard. Each quarter, we tally the results of what we deem to be significant taxpayer wins and losses and analyze those results. This issue of the Sutherland SALT...more

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Sprint Communications Inc. Asks the U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Bundling Issue

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On February 18, 2016, Sprint Communications Inc. filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to review the New York Court of Appeals’ denial of Sprint’s attempt to dismiss the...more

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Your daily dose of financial news The Brief – 4.4.16

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It appears that Alaska Airlines has won in the pursuit of Virgin America’s operations, beating out rival JetBlue for the former Richard Branson venture. Alaska announced this morning that “had agreed to acquire Virgin America...more

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Supreme Court Asked To Clarify Application of Rule 9(b) in FCA Cases

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On September 21, 2015, counsel for AT&T, Inc., and other telecommunications providers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split over what relators asserting FCA claims must do to meet Federal Rule of Civil...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

DRM Legislative Update - February 2015

In This Issue: - Determination First, Details to Follow - Committee Approves State False Claims Act - Rent-to-Own Legislation Substantially Modified - Senate Judiciary Considers Limit on Building...more

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7th Circuit Rejects Public-Disclosure Bar in Qui Tam Case

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In United States ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc., No. 12-3383 (7th Cir. July 28, 2014), the Seventh Circuit grappled with this bar on the use of publicly disclosed information, refusing to apply it in a case involving...more

Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation

Fifth Circuit: FCA Inapplicable to Claims Involving Private Funds Administered by Government-Created Programs

In United States of America ex rel Rene Shupe v. Cisco Systems, Inc. and Avnet, Inc., No. 13-40807 (5th Cir. July 7, 2014), the Fifth Circuit reversed a district court’s order denying a motion to dismiss a qui tam...more

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