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False Claims Act Decisions to Know from Q2 2024

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In case you missed it, this post recaps some key False Claims Act (FCA) decisions and case updates from the second quarter of this year. Courts weighed in on the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision, its first-to-file bar, and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act: 2019 Year in Review

The year 2019 was another active year in False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and litigation. Although the year lacked a singular blockbuster case, there were decisions of particular note. The Supreme Court clarified the...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Second Circuit Finds that Violations of the FCA’s First-to-File Bar Cannot Be Cured Through Amended Pleadings, Deepening Circuit...

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In August 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA) first-to-file bar cannot be cured by filing an amended complaint after the first-filed related action is no...more

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Second Circuit Answers First-To-File Question: Amended Complaint Cannot Save Later-Filed FCA Action

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In United States ex rel. Wood v. Allergan, Inc., the Second Circuit addressed the issue of whether a violation of the False Claims Act’s “first-to-file” rule compels dismissal of an action or whether it can be cured by the...more

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FCA's "First to File" Bar Retains Some Teeth

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Health care providers are under constant threat of lawsuits brought by whistleblowers under the federal civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq. (FCA), the statute under which the government obtains most judgements...more

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Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act: 2017 Year in Review

Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations practice group is pleased to present the 2017 False Claims Act Year in Review, our annual review of significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases, developments, and trends. The...more

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False Claims Act: 2017 Year-in-Review

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False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries topped $3.7 billion in fiscal year 2017, marking the eighth straight year of annual recoveries in excess of $3 billion. Healthcare cases, including ones involving drug and device companies,...more

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FCA Deeper Dive: FCA’s First-to-File Bar

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The FCA continues to be the federal government’s primary civil enforcement tool for investigating allegations that healthcare providers or government contractors defrauded the federal government. In the coming weeks, we...more

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Qui Tam Lawsuits and the Statute of Limitations

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In Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, 575 U.S. ___) (2015), Justice Alito stated “[t]he False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions present many interpretive challenges.” Lawyers and judges who...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Supreme Court Decision in FCA Case Both a Win, Setback for Health Care Providers"

On May 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous decision in a False Claims Act (FCA) case that cuts both ways for the health care industry. In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the Court held in...more

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Supreme Court Decision Has Good News and Bad News for Those Facing False Claims Act Litigation

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On May 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in a federal False Claims Act (FCA) case that resolves two important procedural points litigants face: the tolling of the six-year statute of...more

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