On March 5, 2025, SuperValu, Inc. (SuperValu), a grocery store chain that operates in-store pharmacies, was cleared of liability by a Central District of Illinois federal jury—finally quashing whistleblower claims that the...more
3/11/2025
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Yesterday, a federal district court in the Middle District of Florida issued a decision that threatens the federal government’s continued reliance on the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as the most powerful weapon in the Department...more
A major California-based health care system, Sutter Health, and several of its medical practice foundation affiliates have agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act...more
9/14/2021
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