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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Husch Blackwell’s Catherine Hanaway to explore the government’s use of civil investigation demands (CIDs) within the context of False Claims Act investigations. The CID is a powerful and broad...more
On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023. While the $2.68 billion in total...more
Anyone who has ever received a civil investigative demand, subpoena, second request, voluntary access letter, or other form of compulsory process from a federal antitrust regulator knows that the government’s standard...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made numerous recent public statements reflecting increased priorities for enforcement, especially in the health care industry. The DOJ has a variety of tools at its disposal to enforce...more
The trend of private parties suing businesses under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq (“FCA”) for violating requirements of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP” or the “Program”) continues. Just recently, the...more
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is authorized by the False Claims Act (FCA) to issue Civil Investigative Demands, commonly known as CIDs. 31 U.S.C. § 3733. The DOJ has made increasing use of CIDs to obtain...more
It always comes when you least expect it – a government inquiry to investigate your business. While it may instill a sense of panic, there are steps you can take to make sure you’re in the best position possible when the...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently backed down when a provider challenged DOJ's use of Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) as part of an investigation into alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). The case...more
Corporations and individuals engaged in a heavily regulated industry, particularly those doing business with the federal government, stand a good chance of being called upon to provide information related to a government...more
On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued written guidance by the Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillen Yates on investigating and prosecuting individuals involved in alleged corporate wrongdoing (the...more
On September 9, 2015, the Department of Justice (the Department) publicly announced that it had issued guidance to its criminal and civil prosecutors that purports to change, at least in part, the Department’s approach to...more