On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit joined a growing list of circuit courts to hold that “but-for causation” is the correct causation standard in most False Claims Act (FCA) cases premised on alleged violations of the...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
The government is leveraging its access to big data in order to aggressively pursue healthcare investigations. Maria Durant and Gejaa Gobena, partners in our Boston and Washington, D.C. offices, discuss the steps life...more
2/9/2018
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Big Data ,
Compliance ,
Data Mining ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Physicians ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Gejaa Gobena discusses how the perception of compliance, remediation, and self-disclosure has evolved in the eyes of government prosecutors from how they factor at...more
5/8/2017
/ Bribery ,
Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers