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Chevron’s Demise Creates New False Claims Act Defenses

The demise of Chevron opens up new potential defenses in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, put an end to Chevron deference to agency interpretation...more

New False Claims Act Stats Show Jump in DOJ-Driven Investigations

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) annual False Claims Act (FCA) press release revealed that it increased self-initiated investigations for the federal fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, by 1.5 times over the prior year....more

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The False Claims Act

Multinational companies should be alert to legal exposure under the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is a civil statute that can be quite damaging to a multinational company for several reasons: The FCA has extremely...more

Health-Care Fraud Scrutiny Heats Up For Companies, Providers

This year will see a continued proliferation of enforcement against health-care fraud, with old and new theories. Some hot spots for enforcement will involve cases about new technologies; data outliers; entities perceived as...more

False Claims Act Supreme Court News: Government Dismissal Authority “Not a Close Call;” Constitutionality of Qui Tam Provisions...

On June 16, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an 8–1 decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., pertaining to the government’s authority to dismiss False Claim Act (FCA)...more

Supreme Court Overturns FCA Scienter Cases

The Supreme Court today issued its ruling on one of the most significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases it has considered in the last several years. In the consolidated cases of United States ex rel. Schutte et al. v. SuperValu...more

Growing Scrutiny of Private Equity in Health Care

The presence of private equity (PE) investment has exploded in recent years in all areas of the health care sector. PE in health care is a good thing when done right: It can pave the way for much needed innovation,...more

Supreme Court Changes Its Mind, Decides Not To Mire into Attorney Client Privilege

The United States Supreme Court has changed its mind as to whether to rule on the proper test to assess the applicability of the attorney-client privilege to dual purpose communications. Last year, the Supreme Court granted...more

Supreme Court Considers Extent to which Business Communications Are Protected By the Attorney Client Privilege

Soon the Supreme Court may provide new direction as to how to assess whether the attorney-client privilege protects dual purpose communications — that is, communications with both a legal and non-legal purpose. On Monday,...more

Court Calls Underlying Legal Standards “No Model of Clarity” but Allows False Claims Act Case To Proceed Anyway

Does violating requirements amount to fraud under the False Claims Act (FCA) when the requirements allegedly violated are unclear? There is currently a circuit split and petitions for review pending to the Supreme Court as to...more

FCA Managed Care Case Update: A Court’s View of ICD Guidelines in Risk Adjustment Cases

Addressing a recent motion to dismiss, the Northern District of California predominantly denied Kaiser Permanente’s (“Kaiser”) motion to dismiss the government’s complaint in United States ex rel. Osinek v. Permanente Medical...more

False Claims Act: Prediction on Supreme Court Ruling on Government Dismissal Authority

On December 6, 2022, the Supreme Court heard argument in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., a case with potential implications on the cost and longevity of certain False Claims Act (FCA)...more

Managed Care & the FCA: Are Courts Getting It Right?

Courts are grappling with unique questions in the context of managed care programs in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. But are they getting it right? Two questions trending in courts relate to: (1) materiality under the FCA when...more

Health Care Fraud Self Disclosure Protocol: You Discovered Misconduct… Now What?

When a company decides to self-disclose misconduct (or conduct that may be construed as such) to the government, that decision triggers a stream of additional questions. In the weighty deliberations about whether and what to...more

DOJ Seeks to Toughen its Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

On October 28, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced three changes to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to corporate criminal enforcement. Monaco announced the changes during the Keynote Address at the...more

California Appellate Court Holds Plaintiffs in Website Accessibility Challenges Must Have “Bona Fide Intent” To Use Services

Across the country, companies have been grappling with website accessibility challenges filed by serial plaintiffs alleging the company’s website is not fully accessible to individuals with disabilities. The complaints...more

Rising Importance of Sub-Regulatory Guidance in False Claims Act Cases

On July 1, 2021, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland rescinded the Brand Memorandum and the Sessions Memorandum, which directed Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys to refrain from using agency guidance to bring...more

A Target on Telehealth: Government Action Against Telehealth Fraud in the Wake of COVID-19

The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) is expected to prompt unprecedented levels of regulatory enforcement activity that is focused on the use of telemedicine. In fact, fraudulent and abusive telehealth practices was an...more

2021 Federation of American Hospitals Conference & Business Exposition

Three partners in Foley’s health care industry team—Monica Chmielewski, Jana Kolarik, and Lori Rubin—attended the Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) Conference and Business Exposition from June 6-8, 2021 in Nashville,...more

Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split on FCA “Objective Falsity” Issue

On Monday February 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari in CareAlternatives v. United States (CareAlternatives), a case on appeal from the Third Circuit that could have assessed the issue of...more

Applying for a CARES Act Loan? Take Three Simple Steps Now to Avoid Government Scrutiny Later (Updated May 6, 2020)

Businesses that applied for a Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan have a chance to change their minds if they return the money by May 14, 2020. With the onslaught of COVID-19...more

Applying for a CARES Act Loan? Take Three Simple Steps Now to Avoid Government Scrutiny Later (Update May 4, 2020)

Businesses that applied for a Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan have a chance to change their minds if they return the money by May 7, 2020. With the onslaught of COVID-19...more

Applying for a CARES Act Loan? Take Three Simple Steps Now to Avoid Government Scrutiny Later

With the onslaught of COVID-19 business closures, the government invited businesses around the country to apply for CARES Act relief to help survive the closures. Many have chosen to apply for assistance through the Small...more

Ninth Circuit Holds an “Objective Falsehood” Is Not Required for Violation of False Claims Act

Following the Eleventh Circuit’s and Third Circuit’s recent rulings in United States v. AseraCare and United States v. Care Alternatives, respectively, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has now also addressed the question of...more

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