Last month, in U.S. ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey, No. 13-2219, (4th Cir. July 2, 2015), the Fourth Circuit affirmed a False Claims Act verdict against a nonprofit hospital in Sumter, South Carolina. In an area of the law where...more
8/24/2015
/ Compensatory Damages ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Excessive Fees ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Hospitals ,
Physician Medicare Reimbursements ,
Physicians ,
Punitive Damages ,
Relators ,
Stark Law ,
Tuomey
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month with links to primary...more
On Feb. 25, 2015, the Sixth Circuit became the latest federal court of appeals to weigh in on the scope of the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar in its decision in United States ex rel. Whipple v. Chattanooga-Hamilton...more
On February 25, 2015, the Sixth Circuit became the latest federal court of appeals to weigh in on the scope of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) public disclosure bar in its decision in United States ex rel. Whipple v....more
3/5/2015
On July 24, 2014, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Bernd Kowalewski, the former president and chief executive officer of BizJet International Sales and Support Inc. (“BizJet”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to...more
It’s been open season on financial institutions since the 2008-2009 financial crisis (“Financial Crisis”). State and federal prosecutors and regulators are competing with each other for press coverage of their latest consent...more
7/15/2014
/ Banking Crisis ,
Banking Sector ,
C-Suite Executives ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Officers ,
D&O Insurance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directors ,
FDIC ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FinCEN ,
FIRREA ,
Individual Accountability ,
Judge Rakoff ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability Insurance ,
Personal Liability
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the indictment of two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer, Direct Access Partners, and a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank, Banco de...more
In a much-anticipated decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that the government cannot criminally prosecute pharmaceutical manufacturers and their representatives under the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (“FDCA”) for...more