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It does not happen often, but occasionally someone will stumble onto evidence that suggests that a powerful company or a government agency is breaking the law in Las Vegas, Nevada. When they do find that evidence, they will...more
Blowing the whistle on what appears to be corporate misconduct is not a small decision to make in Florida. Odds are that you have no experience filing a qui tam claim before, as it is extremely rare for someone to gain access...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement returns for another exciting year for lively discussions on FCA enforcement including the ramifications of two...more
Significant work goes into settling a False Claims Act action. Defendants may spend months negotiating with the government to reach an agreeable settlement — often even longer if the defendant pursues the arduous...more
Many businesses and other borrowers, such as nonprofit organizations, that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans are now several weeks into disbursing their PPP loans for payroll, mortgage or lease payments, and...more
Two new DOJ policies about False Claims Act enforcement became public last week. First, DOJ’s Associate Attorney General announced a new civil enforcement policy that instructs False Claims Act litigators not to use any...more
Newly released statistics illustrate that 2017 brought continued False Claims Act enforcement. The Department of Justice announced that it recovered more than $3.7 billion from all False Claims Act cases in fiscal year...more
Although historically reluctant to seek dismissal of qui tam actions filed under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), the Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently issued an eight-page memorandum providing guidance to DOJ attorneys...more
In a January 10, 2018 memo that leaked last week (the “Granston Memo”), the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) directs its prosecutors to more seriously consider dismissing meritless False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases brought by...more
A recent memo issued by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sets forth the issues it considers in deciding whether to seek the dismissal of qui tam cases filed by relators, and, although written for internal government use,...more
In a recent memorandum, the US Department of Justice provided guidance to its attorneys on when they should seek dismissal of False Claims Act cases filed by relators. This appears to be the first directive advising DOJ...more
OIG Advisory Opinions - Manufacturer's Free Replacement of Spoiled Pharmaceutical Products Authorized - On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more
The government and qui tam plaintiffs are increasingly employing statistical sampling in False Claims Act cases, particularly in cases where addressing and analyzing large numbers of allegedly false claims poses substantial...more
False Claims Act practice is evolving in subtle ways that may particularly affect cases where the federal government does not intervene. Recent decisions help clarify the law’s “first-to-file” rule and who may pursue...more