In October 2024, we wrote about U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s dismissal of a whistleblower action, deeming the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) unconstitutional. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York last week announced the resolution of two significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases—one from a large settlement and the other the result of a jury verdict after...more
In January, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion in fiscal year 2024, bringing the total amount of settlements and judgments under the...more
2/5/2025
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Contracts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Opioid ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
In an astonishing break from decades of False Claims Act (FCA) precedent, a Florida district court judge deemed the FCA’s qui tam provisions unconstitutional in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates,...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Program). The Program—which will last for three years—is designed to incentivize, through money awards,...more
8/12/2024
/ Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes