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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

A Provider’s Guide to OIG's Self-Disclosure Protocol

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The OIG offers providers an opportunity to self-report certain violations under its Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol. If you uncover a violation of federal healthcare laws or requirements – through your own...more

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Shareholders Seek to Hold Current and Former SolarWinds Officials Liable for Massive 2020 Security Breach

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Investors filed a derivative suit claiming that the company knew about, and failed to mitigate known, existing cybersecurity risks and shortfalls prior to the security breach. In early November, pension funds and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

50-State Update On COVID-19 Business Liability Protections - UPDATED March 2021

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A number of states have passed or are considering passing legislation to shield certain businesses from liability from claims for injury caused by exposure to COVID-19. Generally, the laws require that the business was in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

False Claims Never Die in California

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Recently, AB 2570 has cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee, which authorizes tax-based false claims actions—allowing private, profit-motivated parties to bring punitive civil enforcement lawsuits. The bill is now on...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New guidance issued on Paycheck Protection Program; loans with original amounts under $2 million will be deemed in good faith

The Treasury and the Small Business Administration (SBA) today updated its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with respect to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Hospice False Claims: AseraCare Lost A Battle But Has Helped Win The War

Last week, the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment given to AseraCare in its hospice false claims case, setting up more litigation on the question whether AseraCare’s certifications were made in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

DOJ Preserves Its Options in Cooperation Credit Guidance

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DOJ recently announced the release of formal guidance on how civil attorneys can award “cooperation credit” to defendants who cooperate with DOJ during a False Claims Act investigation. This formal policy provides some new...more

Proskauer - Whistleblower Defense

E.D. Virginia Allows FCA Whistleblower Retaliation Claim To Proceed

Background. Plaintiff worked with the Senior Advisor for Veteran Employment for the Department of Veteran Affairs (“Senior Advisor”) to develop an online veterans’ employment assistance program. The Senior Advisor’s husband...more

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Healthcare Employers, Beware: HIPAA Whistleblowers Could Be (Legally) Leaking Protected Health Information

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In this day and age, healthcare employers are quite familiar with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects the disclosure of patients’ confidential health information. After all, in the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Fifth Circuit Rejects FCA Case Based On Purported Improper Legal Billings

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Although litigants frequently contend that the opposing party’s arguments are without factual or legal support, it is uncommon and unconventional for a litigant to contend that the opposing party has violated the FCA by...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Fourth Circuit Affirms Jury’s Rejection of Advice of Counsel Defense - Shedding Light on the Conditions for Good Faith

The Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a $237 million jury verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System under the False Claims Act (FCA) for claims stemming from Stark Law violations. The Stark Law violations stemmed from part-time...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Outrageous Opinions in Registration Statements

In Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers District Council Construction Industry Pension Fund, No. 13-435, the respondents fired back at the petitioners in a brief filed with the Supreme Court, posing a simple question: “Whether...more

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