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State False Claims and AKS Statutes Keep Case Alive in 2nd Circuit: Underappreciated State Laws May Present Significant Compliance...

Recent years have seen eye-popping judgments and settlements involving cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). And healthcare companies have, unsurprisingly, focused...more

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Federal Efforts to Incentivize States to Promulgate False Claims Statutes

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The federal False Claims Act (FCA) is widely regarded as a powerful tool to punish fraud against the federal government. Since 1986, the federal government has recovered more than $75 billion from FCA settlements and...more

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North Carolina AG Settles With Joint Active Systems

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On February 1, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced that his Medicaid Investigations Division reached a $500,000 settlement with Joint Active Systems, Inc. (JAS). The AG’s Medicaid Investigations Division...more

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Medi-Cal California False Claims Act Settlement Further Exemplifies States’ Pursuit of Government Contractors

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in partnership with the Department of Justice, announced two settlements with providers for Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program), following allegations under state and federal false...more

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Federal Judge Approves Tax Settlement Between Taxpayer and New York State Over Objections of Qui Tam Plaintiff

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In this article, the author discusses a recent decision by a federal district court in New York that demonstrates the potential benefits of working with the New York State Tax Department to resolve qui tam claims, even where...more

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Travel Companies in Nevada False Claims Act Action Appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court

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In 2020, two Las Vegas communications consultants brought a lawsuit against a group of top online booking companies. The complaint alleges that the defendant travel companies avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in...more

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DOJ and HHS Issue Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control Program Fiscal Year 2021 Report

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Last week, DOJ and HHS-OIG published its annual report regarding the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Control (HFAC) Program (the Report). The Report summarizes the enforcement activity of DOJ and HHS and states that during Fiscal...more

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California’s False Claims Act Has Returned $2 Billion to the Golden State Since 2001

Take Away: California has recovered over $2 billion under the State’s False Claims Act since 2001, according to data obtained from the State Attorney General’s Office. ...more

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Tax Justice Prevails as Connecticut Sinks FCA Expansion

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The Connecticut General Assembly was heading toward including taxation in the expansion of the state’s False Claims Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-274, et seq. (the “FCA”) via Senate Bill 426. Expansion of the FCA is laudable to...more

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Digest Of Maryland False Health Claims Act Recoveries: 2011‒2021

Takeaway: Over ten years, the Maryland False Health Claims Act has returned $160M to the State. This Digest summarizes each of the 173 matters reported under the Act from 2011 through 2021....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State Attorneys General Updates From Ohio, New Jersey, California, Vermont and New York

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The Ohio AG’s $80 million PCB settlement with Monsanto ...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

State Lawmakers Introduce Colorado False Claims Act

Within days of gaveling in the 2022 Colorado legislative session, a coalition of state leaders introduced a bill to create the Colorado False Claims Act (the “CFCA”). The brainchild of Attorney General Phil Weiser, the CFCA...more

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The Empire State Strikes Back at Medicaid Fraud: $216M Recovered Under New York's False Claims Act Over Three-Year Period

Takeaway: From 2018 to 2020, the New York False Claims Act yielded an impressive $216,936,354 in recoveries and returned $130,161,812 to New York State’s Medicaid Program....more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2021

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - Court Enjoins Vaccine Mandate Nationwide: The Practical Implications for Federal Contractors - On December 7, 2021, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia (District Court)...more

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How the U.S. Senate's Proposed Amendments to the Federal False Claims Act Could Influence State False Claims Acts Nationally

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On October 28, 2021, a majority of members on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to advance to the full U.S. Senate a bipartisan bill that would make a number of amendments to the federal False Claims Act (FCA). These...more

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Case Dismissed: NY Court Throws Out Attorney General’s Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Sales Tax Returns

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York for New York County dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general (“AG”) under the New York State False Claims Act alleging that a company made “reverse false claims” by...more

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The New Jersey False Claims Act: A Decade Of Data Reveal $147m Recovered By The Garden State

Takeaway: Based on data reported by the State Attorney General, New Jersey’s False Claims Act (NJFCA) has been a legislative success. Between 2010 and 2019, the State netted $147 million under the NJFCA, while relators...more

Cozen O'Connor

COVID-19 PPE Scam | Biotech Company In $49 Million False Claims Settlement | Hidden Telecom Fees

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COVID-19- Selling Nonexistent PPE Is Not a Good Business Plan- •New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with medical supply company Borgese Holdings, Inc. d/b/a IMPACT Medical & Surgical Solutions and its owner...more

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Solar Power: Federal Court Addresses Purchase Agreement/Easement Dispute

A United States District Court (E.D. CALIF.) (“Court”) addressed in a June 9th Memorandum and Order a request for damages related to a solar energy services agreement and easement (“Agreement”). See Enfinity Central Val 2...more

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AB 2570: Déjà vu All over Again as California Attempts to Amend CFCA

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California’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, and Assembly Member Mark Stone have again advanced legislation that would amend the California False Claims Act (CFCA) to enlist private bounty hunters to go after California...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Under Recent New York Case, You May Be Liable for Interest on Unclaimed Property

Banks, insurers and other financial services companies, as well as other companies holding unclaimed property, are automatically liable for interest that accrues on unclaimed property held by them in New York, without having...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Inpatient Rehabilitation Company Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA

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DOJ News - Inpatient Rehabilitation Company Agrees to Pay $48 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations - DOJ announced that Encompass Health Corporation (f/k/a HealthSouth Corporation), the nation’s largest operator of...more

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Latest FCA Settlement Involving Massachusetts Lab Highlights Federal/State Cooperation

Late last month the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut issued a press release regarding the latest False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving the healthcare industry in New England.  According to the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY/NJ Port Authority Implements New FCA Policy

On January 17, 2018, the New York/New Jersey Port Authority enacted its own vigorous False Claims Policy that punishes contractors who intentionally make material false statements about work they performed or goods they...more

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Free Parking, Yes, But No Stark Law Claim

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A federal court recently dealt a victory to a health care provider over whistleblower allegations that free parking and valet service at a medical office building violated the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute....more

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