On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new working group in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused on the enforcement of the False Claims...more
7/9/2025
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Drug Pricing ,
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Healthcare Fraud ,
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On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) as a basis for investigating the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more
5/23/2025
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
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On February 10, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order and accompanying fact sheet directing U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to pause the initiation of new investigations and enforcement actions, and to...more
2/18/2025
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
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Regulatory Freeze ,
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Whistleblowers
United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. (S. Ct. June 16, 2023) -
The vast majority of False Claims Act cases are initiated by private parties, known as relators, not the government. In fact,...more
6/28/2023
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United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc
In 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $5.6 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments — the largest amount since 2014 and the second largest amount recorded. This number is inflated by the...more
The Supreme Court denied a closely watched petition to review the Third Circuit’s decision in United States ex rel. Druding v. Care Alternatives, a False Claims Act (FCA) case that created a circuit split around whether and...more
Before the government decides whether to intervene in a qui tam action, it is obligated by statute to investigate a whistleblower’s allegations. See 31 U.S.C §?3730(a). But, in the course of that investigation, may the...more
3/5/2020
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Audio Recording ,
Discovery ,
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Internal Communications ,
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Kickbacks ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
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Secret Recordings ,
Statutory Violations ,
Whistleblowers
On September 9, in a setback for AseraCare but an overall win for hospice providers, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a Northern District of Alabama decision to grant a new trial in a False Claims Act (FCA) case against...more
9/13/2019
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Life Sciences ,
Medicare ,
Objective Falsity ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Professional Liability ,
Remand ,
Scienter ,
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Sua Sponte ,
Terminal Illness Treatments ,
Whistleblowers
In an unanimous decision in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a circuit split and gave qui tam relators more time to file actions alleging violations of the False Claims...more
6/11/2019
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Qui Tam ,
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Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations
The Supreme Court has made it clear that, even at the pleadings stage, relators (or the government) must plead facts to support materiality with plausibility and particularity.
For False Claims Act (FCA) defendants who...more
7/11/2016
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SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers