INTRODUCTION -
Unlike some recent years, 2018 was somewhat short on headline grabbing news related to the False Claims Act (FCA). There were, to be sure, significant developments in the courts and within the Department of...more
1/18/2019
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Whistleblowers ,
Yates Memorandum
In the past month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida--the primary federal law enforcement authority in Central Florida--has announced a series of healthcare-fraud related developments. These...more
Practical advice following the Primex Clinical Laboratories settlement -
Earlier this year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $3.5 million settlement against Primex Clinical Laboratories, a California laboratory...more
2/9/2018
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Clinical Laboratories ,
Clinical Trials ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Whistleblowers
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
1/24/2018
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Damages ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
First-to-File ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Materiality ,
Pro Se Litigants ,
Retaliation ,
Rule 9(b) ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar