Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the telecommunications case Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127, to assess whether reimbursement requests submitted to...more
The pace of False Claims Act (FCA) litigation remained furious over the past year. Companies (and individuals) in all sectors of the economy continue to face the ever-present threat of FCA enforcement whenever they do...more
1/22/2019
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Realty Trust Inc v Somers ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Fraud ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Implied Certification ,
Materiality ,
Qui Tam ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
US Trade Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Recently, the Supreme Court unanimously held in Kokesh v. SEC that disgorgement orders in enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission are subject to the same five-year statute of limitations as monetary...more
6/8/2017
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Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
Misappropriation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Statute of Limitations ,
White Collar Crimes