On January 28, 2021, the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an $18.25 million settlement with athenahealth Inc. (“Athena”) to resolve allegations that Athena violated the False Claims Act by paying...more
David Anderson, the recently appointed United States Attorney for the Northern District of California, has announced a corporate fraud “strike force” designed to pursue the “investigation and prosecution of corporate fraud...more
A recently leaked internal memorandum (“Memorandum”) suggests the end is near for the Department of Justice (DOJ) practice of sitting idly by while relators use meritless qui tam actions to shake down companies unwilling to...more
If, as the saying goes, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, what then to make of the government’s absolute veto power over False Claims Act settlements? In United States ex rel. Michaels v. Agape Senior...more