On 18 February 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., determining that “but-for” causation is the proper standard for False Claims Act (FCA) actions...more
On 15 January 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The recoveries for FY 2024 exceeded US$2.9 billion,...more
1/24/2025
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Opioid ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
On 22 February 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published the statistics for federal civil fraud recoveries in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The DOJ announced that the “government and whistleblowers were party to 543...more
6/25/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Internal Investigations ,
Kickbacks ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Settlement ,
White Collar Crimes
On 22 February 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The recoveries for FY 2023 exceeded US$2.68...more
3/4/2024
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Incentives ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
In this episode, Norman Acker, Nora Becerra, and Katherine Rippey discuss the False Claims Act as it relates to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statue. They analyze the Wheeling Hospital case and the Catholic Medical Center...more