Recent legal and political False Claims Act (“FCA”) developments signal a potentially turbulent time for the defense of investigations and lawsuits brought under the FCA...more
3/12/2025
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Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
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Healthcare ,
SCOTUS ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
On September 30, 2024, a federal district court in Florida held the qui tam enforcement provision of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), which permits private citizens to pursue actions in the name of and on behalf of the...more
10/11/2024
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Florida ,
Medicare ,
Officers of the United States ,
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Take Care Clause ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc
On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum significantly restricting Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “the Department”) civil litigating units’ use of executive agency guidance documents...more