Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more
Medical Group and Related Parties to Pay Over $62 Million to Resolve FCA Claims for False Diagnoses -
On March 26, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a California-based medical group and related parties...more
3/31/2025
/ California ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Imports ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Physicians ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
With 2025 underway, the ArentFox Schiff White Collar team highlights the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new enforcement priorities and two cases pending before the US Supreme Court that could have sweeping implications for...more
3/12/2025
/ Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
National Security ,
SCOTUS ,
White Collar Crimes
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of FCA Suit -
On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of Express Scripts’ motion to dismiss a whistleblower’s lawsuit accusing Express Scripts of defrauding the US...more
2/10/2025
/ Appeals ,
Ciminelli v US ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Litigation Strategies ,
SCOTUS ,
Stays ,
Whistleblowers
Commonwealth Financial Network Must Pay $72 Million in SEC Enforcement Action -
Late last week, a Massachusetts federal judge ordered Commonwealth Financial Network to pay over $72 million due to its “egregious” failure to...more
4/8/2024
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
Investment Adviser ,
NASA ,
Penalties ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sentencing ,
Wire Fraud