The Fourth Circuit reversed a district court’s dismissal of a trade secret misappropriation claim under the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) where the district court concluded that a company did not plausibly allege that it...more
CVS to Pay $37.8 Million to Settle Overbilling Claims -
CVS Pharmacy, Inc. agreed to pay $37.8 million to settle several lawsuits in which the United States intervened that alleged that CVS over-dispensed and overbilled...more
Montway LLC is an Illinois-based leading automotive-transport broker that assists customers with transporting their vehicles across the country to alleviate them of the burden of driving those vehicles themselves....more
The plaintiff, BDO USA, P.C. is an accounting and professional services advisory firm. The defendants are Ankura Consulting Group, LLC, Ankura’s CEO Kevin Lavin, and Phuoc Vin Phan....more
Fifth Circuit Judge Questions Constitutionality of the FCA’s Qui Tam Provision -
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) by a relator for failure to state a claim and...more
The plaintiff National Recovery Agency Group, LLC (NRA) is a debt-collection firm that maintains large volumes of personally identifiable information (PII) of individual debtors....more
Private Equity Firm Not Liable for Alleged FCA Retaliation Claims by Former Employee of Portfolio Company -
The District Court for the District of Nebraska addressed whether a private equity owner could be liable as an...more
10/28/2025
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin in Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme -
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment charging Cambodian national Chen Zhi, founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group, with wire fraud...more
10/21/2025
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Bitcoin ,
Class Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities Litigation ,
White Collar Crimes
Wu-Tang Clan produced a single physical copy of the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” which was never publicly released. In 2015, Martin Shkreli purchased the album....more
The plaintiff, John Snyder, worked for a life insurance company from December 2006 to August 2016....more
Dr. David Spiegel, a Yale University professor, developed a new approach to targeted protein degradation using MODA technology (bi-functional synthetic molecules for degrading extracellular proteins)....more
The court held that the statute of limitations began to run from the date when a former employee produced confidential company financial during discovery in an unrelated matter, and not from the earlier date when the former...more
Patio Furniture Firm Pays Millions for Dodging Import Duties -
Grosfillex Inc., a Pennsylvania-based patio furniture company, has agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act...more
8/4/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Money Laundering ,
Whistleblowers
This case is an important reminder that in trade secrets litigation, the specific business context is critically important and may be outcome determinative. Here, a closely held business was held to a much more lenient...more
7/29/2025
/ Business Disputes ,
Business Entities ,
Business Litigation ,
Business Ownership ,
Damages ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Injunctions ,
Investors ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
DOJ Plans to Use the FCA to Attack DEI Initiatives -
On May 19, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a novel use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce Trump Administration policies against antisemitism, gender...more
5/27/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
DOJ Announces Updated White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Revised Policies -
Earlier this week, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) introduced a new white-collar enforcement plan, which sets...more
5/19/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investment Fraud ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Long Island Businessman Arrested in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
A Long Island, New York, businessman was arrested on conspiracy, kickback, and money laundering charges stemming from an alleged scheme to defraud...more
Following a whistleblower complaint filed by Andrew Hersh in 2020, a Florida businessman, Patrick Walsh, and 10 companies he owned or operated entered into a civil settlement for over $20 million to resolve False Claims Act...more
Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more