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Second Circuit Confirms Willfulness under the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Requires Relators to Plead that the...

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with significant implications for healthcare companies and providers facing allegations of violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), 42 U.S.C. §...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Explains Meaning of “knowingly” Under the False Claims Act

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In its recent unanimous and significant decision in the consolidated cases of United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, No. 21-1326 (6-1-23), and United States ex rel. Proctol v. Safeway, Inc., No. 22-111 (6-1-23), the...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Part I - Background: “Knowing” Violations of Unknowable Rules: Is the Supreme Court Poised to Alter the FCA Enforcement Landscape...

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The story of one of the most significant False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases this year began nearly two decades ago. Between 2006 and 2012, SuperValu, Inc.—which operated thousands of pharmacies nationwide—offered a “price match...more

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Federal Court of Appeals Emphasizes Only Defendants Who Act "Knowingly" Can Be Liable Under the False Claims Act

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A recent split decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit strengthens an argument many defendants of False Claims Act ("FCA") cases have been advancing for years: the violation of an ambiguous...more

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Deputy Associate Attorney General Sheds Light on DOJ’s FCA Priorities at Annual False Claims Act Conference

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“Enforcing the False Claims Act is a top priority for the Department—not just for our office,” said Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox, the Keynote Speaker for the 2020 Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Temporal Proximity Is Not Enough: Third Circuit Nixes FCA/Anti-Kickback Suit For Failure To Link Alleged Scheme to Claims

On January 19, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling granting summary judgment to a specialty pharmacy that was accused of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Review 2016

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Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce the release of its fifth annual Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Review 2016. The Review, compiled by the firm’s Healthcare Fraud Task Force, is an industry-leading guide to healthcare...more

Saul Ewing LLP

No “Relaxed” Pleading Standards for False Claims Act Relators, Says Sixth Circuit

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In United States ex rel. Hirt v. Walgreen Company, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a pharmacy owner’s False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit because he failed to plead his...more

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Relax, Sixth Circuit Opinion Indicates Rule 9(b) Pleading Requirement Still Has Bite

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A recent Sixth Circuit opinion in U.S. ex rel. Hirt v. Walgreen Co. should come as welcome news for FCA defendants concerned about the implications of the Sixth Circuit’s application last year, for the first time, of a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

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Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

First Circuit Reaffirms FCA’s “First-to-File” Bar as a Broad Jurisdictional Limit

In early December 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reaffirmed that circuit’s broad interpretation of the False Claims Act’s “first-to-file” bar, 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5), in United States ex rel....more

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