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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving and Storage Inc., No. 22-13340 (11th Cir. Jul. 25, 2025), that while a district court has the discretion to...more
On September 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an $875,000 settlement with a university over failures to comply with the data security obligations in certain contracts with the Air Force and the Defense...more
Dorsey’s FCANow Blog is kicking off a new series—FCA Basics. Over the coming months, the FCANow Blog will feature posts covering the fundamentals of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), outlining FCA procedure, and highlighting key...more
Zach Terwilliger and Alexander Canizares, both of whom draw on past experiences serving in the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide critical counsel to companies facing False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement actions, will cover...more
On September 30, 2025, a federal judge granted the United States’ motion to intervene in and dismiss U.S. ex rel. Khoury v. Intermountain Healthcare Inc et al., a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit in the District of Utah where...more
This new program marks a significant development at the intersection of whistleblower law and antitrust enforcement. Accomplished whistleblower attorney Julie Keeton Bracker of Bracker & Marcus and Dan Mogin, a veteran...more
Host Jonathan Porter welcomes Julia Kopcienski to the podcast to discuss a new Husch Blackwell report, “Legal Perspectives on Executive Order 14173, DEI, and the False Claims Act,” that explores the Trump administration’s...more
The Department of Justice recently announced that Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) has agreed to pay $875,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet required cybersecurity...more
The public-disclosure bar is a defense to the False Claims Act (FCA) that prevents relators from pursuing fraud and false claims allegations that have already been publicized, unless the relator is the original source of the...more
$37 Million FCA Settlement: Semler Scientific and Bard Resolve Medicare False Claims Over FloChec/QuantaFlo - On September 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Semler Scientific Inc., Bard Peripheral...more
The current administration is wielding the False Claims Act in novel ways. In this complimentary one-hour webinar, representatives from both sides of the “v” will break down the administration’s current laser-focus on higher...more
Last week, in United States v. U.S. Cellular Corp., No. 23-7041 (D.C. Cir. 2025), the D.C. Circuit side-stepped the applicability of the “public disclosure bar” when it revived two whistleblower suits under the False Claims...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is touted as a revolutionary tool that has become increasingly popular in workplaces across a variety of sectors, including the legal field. A March 2025 survey by Law360 found that more than half...more
Historically, the vast majority of revenue that the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, generates has arisen from cases brought against the health care industry. And a substantial number of FCA actions include...more
The government and relators bringing claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) must meet the heightened pleading standard under Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 9(b) requires the party bringing the claim...more
Omni Healthcare Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees for Vexatious FCA Litigation - On September 5, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts ordered Omni Healthcare, Inc., a Florida-based medical provider, to pay...more
Welcome to the August issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice....more
Join Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys Jasmine Chalashtori, Michael Clark, and Martha Zackin as they provide critical insights on how organizations across industries—not just traditional FCA defendants—may face scrutiny for...more
This issue of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2025, including the results of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, DOJ...more
The Eleventh Circuit’s published decision in United States ex rel. Smith v. Odom, 2025 WL 2424425 (11th Cir. Aug. 22, 2025), affirms dismissal with prejudice under the False Claims Act’s public-disclosure bar and offers...more
Illumina, Inc., a publicly-traded biotechnology company, agreed to a $9.8 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). DOJ alleged that Illumina...more
In a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act, the relator, Barbara Senters, appealed the district court’s dismissal of her fourth amended complaint (FAC), which alleged that Quest Diagnostics submitted false claims...more
Last fall, U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida ruled that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision is unconstitutional in United States ex rel Zafirov v. Florida Medical...more
The Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), enacted in December 2024, expands agency authority and recovery limits, making the AFCA a more powerful tool for recouping government funds lost to alleged false claims—a...more
On July 28, the federal district court in the Southern District of Ohio issued a pair of orders in related whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act (FCA): United States ex rel. Murphy v. TriHealth, Inc., et al., No....more