Today, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of False Claims Act (“FCA”) claims against Wells Fargo, finding a general certification of compliance with “any laws or regulations” too broad to support an FCA action and...more
Last week, in U.S. ex rel. Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE) v. U.S. Bank, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against U.S. Bank because the conduct alleged by the qui tam...more
Liability under the False Claims Act (FCA) is premised on the submission of a claim for money or property either to a federal government “officer, employee, or agent” or, under certain circumstances, to a nongovernmental...more
This year continued the trend of aggressive False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and high volumes of qui tam lawsuits brought by whistleblowers. In fiscal year 2015, the DOJ marked the fourth...more
12/22/2015
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Federal Contractors ,
First-to-File ,
Implied Certification ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
In what is becoming an annual refrain, 2014 marked another year of robust False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and mushrooming qui tam lawsuits by whistleblowers. Indeed, fiscal year 2014...more
1/19/2015
/ Bank of America ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
BNP Paribas ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement Agreements ,
SunTrust ,
US Bank ,
Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers
Last year continued the trend of robust False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and proliferating qui tam lawsuits brought by whistleblowers on behalf of the United States. In 2012, DOJ...more
1/15/2014
/ Calculation of Damages ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FERA ,
Fines ,
First-to-File ,
Fraud ,
Halliburton ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Off-Label Use ,
Overpayment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Disclosure ,
Qui Tam ,
Wells Fargo ,
Whistleblowers ,
WSLA