“Houston, we have a problem:” words no in-house counsel ever wants to hear, especially regarding potential compliance issues with federal fraud prevention statutes and regulations. Fortunately, the Office of the Inspector...more
As state and local officials have issued COVID-19 stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, numerous businesses deemed “non-essential” per the terms of those orders have had to close their doors, and for many, those closures...more
In the battle against prescription opioid (e.g., oxycodone and hydrocodone) addiction waged by law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, and politicians on both sides of the aisle, there has been a swell of civil...more
The U.S. Supreme Court in Universal Health Services v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, 2016 WL 3317565 (June 16, 2016) unanimously endorsed the so-called “implied certification” theory of False Claims Act liability, under which a...more