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2021 FCA Recoveries Bounce Back from Decade-Low . . . Maybe

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On February 1, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the second-largest annual total recoveries in the history of the False Claims Act (FCA)—$5.6 billion—for FY 2021 (October 2020 – September 2021)...more

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Insurance Update - October 2021

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Here’s our October Insurance Update. The Sixth Circuit had insurance on its mind this past month. Three of the decisions we discuss in our update are from that court. First, the Sixth Circuit joins the Eighth and...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Manufacturer to Pay Over $37.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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DOJ News - Manufacturer to Pay Over $37.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - On January 15, 2015, the DOJ announced that ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay over...more

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Software Provider and DOJ Reach $8.6M Settlement for FCA Case Involving Alleged Cyber Security Shortcomings

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Amid increased public and government attention to cyber security, a qui tam plaintiff’s lawsuit has resulted a large settlement for a government contractors’ purported misrepresentations regarding compliance with government...more

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Belated Government Dismissal of False Claims Act Cases: DOJ Maneuvering in Post-Escobar and Granston Memo Era

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The solicitor general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court last month supporting the relators’ opposition to certiorari in Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Campie, et al., No. 17-936. Yet the...more

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DOJ Informs Supreme Court that It Will Dismiss FCA Case if Remanded to District Court

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On November 30, 2018, the Solicitor General of the United States filed an amicus curiae brief in the closely watched False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit, Gilead Sciences Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Campie. In what appears to be an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2018

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Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more

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Petratos v. Genentech: Escobar’s “Heightened Materiality Requirement” Is Significant Pleading Hurdle in False Claims Act Suits

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In a recent False Act Claims (FCA) suit involving the blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, the Third Circuit barred a relator’s qui tam suit because his Complaint lacked sufficient factual allegations that, if true, would...more

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Healthcare Law Update: September 2017

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OIG Advisory Opinions - Manufacturer's Free Replacement of Spoiled Pharmaceutical Products Authorized - On Aug. 25, 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG)...more

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The FCA Impact Of DOJ’s Increased Focus on Small Business

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In 2014, the Small Business Administration reported that almost a quarter of approximately $367 billion of eligible funding for small business contracting, or roughly $91.7 billion, was awarded to small businesses as prime...more

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Judge Dismisses FCA Claim Against City of Chicago; Concludes that “Subsequent Nonperformance of a Future Commitment” Was Not a...

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On September 16, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Chicago dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) case against the City of Chicago, because the qui tam complaint did not satisfy the relevant pleading...more

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D.C. Circuit Interprets the First-to-File Rule Narrowly

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A decision this week from the D.C. Circuit shed light on three important issues. United States ex rel. Heath v. AT&T, Inc., No. 14-7094 (D.C. Cir. June 23, 2015). In 2008, the appellant, Todd Heath, filed an FCA qui tam...more

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