In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more
1/17/2025
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Identity Theft ,
Mail Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
A circuit split on whether actual misuse of personal data is required to have standing to assert data breach claims remains unresolved. Last week the Supreme Court rejected a petition to review that issue in CareFirst v....more
3/1/2018
/ Article III ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing