Seventh Circuit Reverses AKS Conviction Involving Allegations of Illegal Marketing and Advertising -
On April 14, the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the criminal conviction of Mark Sorensen after a...more
4/21/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Wire Fraud
First Circuit Joins Sixth and Eighth Circuits in Adopting Heightened, But-For Causation Standard for AKS-Based FCA Claims -
On February 18, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit became the latest court to agree...more
2/24/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
DCIS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Overpayment ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SBA ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE
With 2025 underway, the AFS Health Care team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year....more
On June 28, the US Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine — the legal principle that the judiciary should defer to a federal agency’s reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute.
Chevron reflected the view...more
7/15/2024
/ Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Judicial Review ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reimbursements ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS