Corruption, Incentives, False Claims Act (FCA)

Top 10 Whistleblowing and Retaliation Events of 2024

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/20/2024

Following our annual tradition — which started over a decade ago — we are analyzing the year's 10 most significant whistleblower and retaliation events. As you'll see, in 2024, actions taken by a range of courts and...more

Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Limitations on Anti-Kickback Statute: What This Means for Enforcement of Corruption, Kickbacks...

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 10/11/2024

On October 7, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case concerning the “willfulness” element of the Anti-Kickback Statute (the “AKS”). This decision leaves intact a recent Second Circuit holding, which established...more

DOJ Unveils Whistleblower Rewards Program: What Every Business Needs to Know

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 9/4/2024

The Department of Justice has launched the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program to fight corporate crime. See how it impacts your organization. The U.S. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just rolled out the...more

Key Compliance Takeaways for Companies from the DOJ's New Corporate Whistleblower Program

Holland & Hart LLP on 8/21/2024

On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its new “Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program” (“DOJ Program”), a three-year initiative managed by DOJ’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section....more

Bribery in the Pharmaceutical Industry — Avanir Pharma

The Volkov Law Group on 11/10/2022

We always focus on foreign bribery — the FCPA and corporate bribery of foreign officials. It is certainly a problem that undermines economic development and human rights. ...more

Boston Heart Diagnostics Pays $26.67 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case

The Volkov Law Group on 12/13/2019

Boston Heart Diagnostics, a Massachusetts company, agree to pay $26.7 million to settle a False Claims Act case involving allegations of paying illegal kickbacks to physicians....more