The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced last week that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025—a record-breaking figure and the highest in a single year...more
1/21/2026
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In a favorable decision for policyholders, on January 5, 2026, the Delaware Superior Court held that a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) met the definition of a “Claim” (not merely...more
1/16/2026
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Contract Interpretation ,
Delaware ,
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Summary Judgment
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, Nitish Upadhyaya, director of behavioral insights at R&G Insights Lab, is joined by partners from Ropes & Gray’s global crisis management & investigations practice—Jim Dowden, Laura Hoey, Josh...more
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the formation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group, signaling a continued and coordinated...more
7/8/2025
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Working Groups
On May 12, 2025, the Head of the US Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti (“Galeotti”), announced DOJ’s first ever White-Collar Enforcement Plan (the “Plan”), which directs prosecutors to: (1) focus...more