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
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EHR ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
FRCP 41 ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc
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
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audio Recording ,
Discovery ,
Distributors ,
Evidence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Internal Communications ,
Intervening Acts ,
Kickbacks ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Rules of Professional Conduct ,
Secret Recordings ,
Statutory Violations ,
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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Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Government Officials ,
Intervenors ,
Oral Argument ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations