On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued an internal memorandum (the “Shumate memo”) to all Civil Division employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), describing the Division’s enforcement...more
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will leverage the federal False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and litigate against universities, contractors, health...more
On April 20, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nationwide coordinated enforcement action targeting COVID-19-related fraud involving charges against 21 individuals across nine federal districts, and over $149...more
You've likely seen the headlines. Online recruiting tools that unfairly screen out women and minorities. Facial recognition tools used in law enforcement that misidentify specific demographic groups. Algorithms that place...more
2/12/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biometric Information ,
Chief Compliance Officers ,
Chief Information Officers (CIO) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FDA Approval ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Life Sciences ,
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Recruitment Policies ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Webinars
On August 3, 2015, in United States ex rel. Kane v. Healthfirst, Inc., et al., No. 1:11-cv-02325 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 3, 2015), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the first reported...more
On February 24-25, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) co-hosted a second public workshop as part of the “Examining Health Care Competition” series to study...more
4/15/2015
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Affordable Care Act ,
Antitrust Division ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals
On November 7, 2014, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reached a $5 million settlement with Flakeboard America Limited (“Flakeboard”), its foreign parents, and SierraPine to settle allegations...more
1/8/2015
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disgorgement ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Flakeboard America ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Sherman Act ,
Waiting Periods
On Nov. 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced settlements and judgments for False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases totaling $5.7 billion (compared to $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2013), $2.3 billion of which was...more
12/12/2014
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Overpayment ,
Popular ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers