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May a Taxpayer Rely on Statistical Sampling to Calculate Its Research Tax Credits?

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If a taxpayer calculates research tax credits using an appropriate statistical sampling method on its tax return, does the taxpayer then make a prima facie case in the Tax Court by introducing evidence of that statistical...more

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Qui Tam Quarterly - Data on Defense: Invalidating FCA Allegations Based on Statistical Sampling and Extrapolation

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Statistical sampling and extrapolation have become accepted tools for establishing damages in health care administrative proceedings and False Claims Act (FCA) litigation over the past 30 years. Key Takeaways - 1....more

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Pleading claims by sampling and extrapolation: recent guidance given by the UK Court of Appeal

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Sampling and extrapolation is a common approach for presenting evidence in complex construction and commercial disputes. The exercise involves identifying and examining a properly representative set of sample allegations, and...more

King & Spalding

U.S. District Court Denies Class Certification Motion in Aluminum Rate-Manipulation Case Based on Improper Use of Statistical...

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On July 23, 2020, Judge Paul A. Englemayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion to certify a proposed class of direct purchasers of aluminum in a decision that may signal a trend...more

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DOJ Cuts Bait in High-Profile Statistical Sampling FCA Case

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On Thursday, AseraCare, a national hospice care provider, announced that it had settled a long-standing Medicare billing dispute with the DOJ, a case that has garnered nationwide attention in healthcare since 2008. At issue...more

Cozen O'Connor

PFAS in California — Impact of the 2020 Defense Authorization Act

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Information about PFAS compounds in California is literally exploding, with additional contamination sites identified almost daily, while the science and legal environments surrounding these “forever chemicals” also see...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

PFOA and PFOS Response Levels Lowered for California Drinking Water

New Thresholds Impact Wider Swath of Public Water Suppliers - Yesterday the California State Water Resources Control Board lowered its Response Levels for PFAS in drinking water to 10 parts per trillion for PFOA and 40...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement Forum – Strategies to Respond to the Rapidly Changing Landscape of False Claims Act...

With more than 34.8 billion recovered by the government since 2010 under the federal False Claims Act, it has never been more crucial for private practitioners and corporate in-house counsel to keep abreast of the changes and...more

BakerHostetler

The Rise and Fall of Statistical Significance

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Dealing with clinical studies can be one of the more challenging aspects of being an advertising/marketing lawyer, particularly if you are one of many lawyers who took the political science/econ route to law school. ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

More Requirements and More Uncertainty - New York PFAS Update

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By way of background, in 2016 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) listed two long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—PFOA and PFOS—as hazardous substances. However, NYSDEC did...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

Examples of 2019 Pay Ratio Disclosures

Set forth below are examples of pay ratio disclosures from recently filed proxies where registrants chose to rely on the median employee identified in the prior year....more

Snell & Wilmer

EPA Catches Up On PFAS

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If you haven’t heard of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), you likely will soon. Like DDT, PCBs, asbestos, and MTBE before it, PFAS are a class of chemicals that have been used in a wide variety of commercial and...more

Morgan Lewis

CMS Makes Significant Changes in Statistical Sampling Methodology for Overpayment Estimation

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A new update to the Medicare Program Integrity Manual offers healthcare providers and suppliers more details on how Medicare contractors should perform statistical sampling and when extrapolation of overpayment determinations...more

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Upcoming Changes Regarding the Use of Statistical Sampling for Overpayment Estimation

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In a September 28, 2018 Change Request to Medicare’s Program Integrity Manual (“PIM”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) updated its instructions to Medicare contractors regarding the use of statistical...more

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ASBCA FY18 Report: Continued Decline in Appeals Filed, But Success in Cases Decided on the Merits Rises

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On Oct. 10, 2018, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) released its annual report describing its case activity for FY 2018. The good news for contractors is that out of the 139 cases decided on the merits, the...more

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Blog: As proxy season ends, Equilar dives into pay-ratio data

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With over 2,000 companies now having reported pay-ratio information for the 2018 proxy season (through May 10), consultant Equilar says it’s time to take a deep dive into the data to see what trends are discernible. Of...more

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S.D.N.Y. Denies Motion for Sampling in Trustee Action

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On May 17, 2018, Judge Jesse M. Furman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the BlackRock Plaintiffs’ request to use sampling to prove their case against an RMBS trustee in...more

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Two Recent FCA Cases Reflect Courts’ Continued Skepticism of Statistical Sampling To Prove FCA Liability

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Courts are continuing to grapple with whether relators can use statistical sampling to prove liability in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. As demonstrated by two recent cases, courts remain skeptical that relators can meet...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Healthcare Industry Beware: The Use of Statistical Sampling to Establish Damages and Liability Under the False Claims Act Remains...

The False Claims Act contains numerous requirements that are designed to prevent meritless cases from proceeding to discovery and trial. Among these provisions is the rule that, to establish liability, the government or a...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

S.D.N.Y. Denies Plaintiffs’ Request to Use Sampling in RMBS Action Against Trustee

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On February 23, 2018, Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Plaintiffs’ objection to U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn’s opinion and order denying...more

BakerHostetler

Faulty Statistics Lead to Decertification of California Wage and Hour Case

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Nearly four years ago, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Duran v. U.S. Bank National Ass’n, 59 Cal. 4th 1 (2014), in which it virtually catalogued the many problems inherent in the plaintiffs’...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Health Care Fraud Institute Held at Georgia Bar Headquarters

On December 7, 2017, the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) of the State Bar of Georgia held its annual Health Care Fraud Institute. Topics discussed at the Institute included recent federal and state fraud and...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Statistical Sampling and Individual Liability: FCA Lessons Learned from Whopping $298.5 Million Verdict in United States v....

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Imposing civil penalties and treble damages under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), the Southern District of Texas recently denied defendants’ post-trial motions and entered a staggering $298,498,325 verdict against two mortgage...more

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SEC Publishes Helpful Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure

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The SEC recently confirmed that the new CEO pay ratio disclosure rules mandated in the Dodd-Frank Act will go into effect in the 2018 proxy season. To assist companies in preparation of the new disclosure, the SEC published...more

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SEC Issues New Guidance on Pay Ratio Rule, Emphasizing “Flexibility” of Median Employee Pay Calculation

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On September 21, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release to assist public companies in complying with the SEC’s pay ratio rule. The SEC’s interpretive release emphasized the...more

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