In July, The Washington Post published data showing approximately 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills were purchased and sold in the Unites States from 2006 to 2012. The data came from the Automation of Reports and...more
8/24/2019
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Data Management ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Drug Distribution ,
Failure to Comply ,
Government Investigations ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Public Health ,
Reputation Management ,
Substance Abuse
On April 9, after four days of deliberations, a jury returned guilty verdicts for seven defendants in United States v. Beauchamp, No. 16-cr-00516-D (N.D. Tex. 2016). ...more
Life science companies operate in a heavily regulated environment and the rules of the game are constantly changing. Join members of Pepper’s Health Sciences Department as they discuss the latest in deals in the life sciences...more
Life science companies operate in a heavily regulated environment and the rules of the game are constantly changing. Join members of Pepper’s Health Sciences Department as they discuss the latest in deals in the life sciences...more
It has been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, which resolved a circuit split as to the validity of the implied false certification theory...more
9/21/2017
/ Conditions of Payment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Implied Certification ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers
The Supreme Court has made it clear that, even at the pleadings stage, relators (or the government) must plead facts to support materiality with plausibility and particularity.
For False Claims Act (FCA) defendants who...more
7/11/2016
/ Conditions of Payment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers