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CMS Proposes Increased Rewards for Reporting Fraud and Abuse

by Ameena Ashfaq, B. Scott McBride | BakerHostetler on 5/7/2013

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule modifying certain provisions in their Incentive Reward Program (IRP) to sweeten the incentives for reporting sanctionable conduct....more

White Collar Watch - April 2013

by Bruce D. Armon, Andrea P. Brockway, Michael Finio, Christopher R. Hall, Keith Lorenze, Nicholas J. Nastasi, Courtney L. Schultz, Brian Simons | Saul Ewing LLP on 4/23/2013

In This Issue: - Third Circuit Panel Liberalizes “Protected Activity” Immunity for Employees Claiming Whistleblower Status - Doing Time: A Requirement for White Collar Crime? - Casting a Smaller Net:...more

Employee Could Proceed With Whistleblower Claims

by Anthony Oncidi | Proskauer - California Employment Law on 3/28/2013

Brian McVeigh, a former Operations Supervisor for Recology, alleged Recology fired him in retaliation for his reporting possible fraud in connection with California Redemption Value payments made by and to Recology for...more

The SEC Speaks: Reflections and Enforcement Initiatives in 2013

by Randall Fons, Brian Hoffman, Tiffany Rowe | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/6/2013

Each year at The SEC Speaks, the Commissioners and senior leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission identify the agency’s priorities and initiatives for the coming year. Of course, one of the most anticipated...more

Detecting and Preventing Fraud and Embezzlement

by William H. Devaney, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 3/6/2013

In this presentation: - Recent Examples of Nonprofit Embezzlement - Why Does Employee Fraud Occur? - Why Are Nonprofits Frequently the Victims of Embezzlement? - External Audits - Fraud Risk...more

Health Care Enforcement in 2012: A Year in Review

by Hope Foster, Samantha Kingsbury, Tracy Miner, Jessica Sergi, Stephanie Willis | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 2/26/2013

Last year was another busy year in health care fraud enforcement. In 2012, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) reported total expected recoveries of $6.9 billion from all...more

Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

by Anne Cooper, Meredith Duncan, Kara Friedman, Lindsay Kessler, Jason Lundy, Matthew Murer, Hannah Neshek, Chuck Sheets, Kathryn Stalmack, Joseph Van Leer | Polsinelli on 2/22/2013

An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

District Court Widens Split On Whether Complaints Of Alleged Future Misconduct Are Protected

by Noa Baddish, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 2/18/2013

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that a SOX whistleblower complaint survived a Rule 12(b)(6) challenge on “reasonable belief” grounds and found that complaints of potential future...more

Weekly Law Resume - February 7, 2013: Protection for Whistleblowers Extended From Employers to Violations by Third Parties,...

by Pamela Helman | Low, Ball & Lynch on 2/15/2013

Brian McVeigh v. Recology San Francisco et al. Court of Appeal, First District (January 31, 2013) Under the California False Claims Act (“CFCA”), whistleblowers are given protection when they disclose information to...more

District Court Requires SOX Plaintiff To Assert Shareholder Fraud, Consistent with Statute’s Purpose

by Lloyd B. Chinn, Rachel Fischer | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 1/18/2013

The U.S. District Court for the District of North Carolina recently dismissed a plaintiff’s Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower complaint on the ground that the plaintiff had not alleged shareholder fraud....more

Second Circuit Declares Off-Label Promotion Ban Unconstitutional: Implications for False Claims Act Defendants

by Aileen Mcgill | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 1/17/2013

On December 3, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the First Amendment protects pharmaceutical companies who truthfully promote the lawful, off-label use of prescription drugs from...more

A Reduction in the Utility of Civil Investigative Demands and the Interpretive Narrowing of "Person" under the False Claims Act

by Steve Cave | Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC on 1/15/2013

Executive Summary: False Claims Act actions against government contractors are on the rise. But two recent decisions offer potential limitations to false claims exposure, and may aid defendants in future FCA litigation....more

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