On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that the scienter element of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) is met if a defendant subjectively knew his or her claims were false and submitted them anyway....more
6/5/2023
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Oral Argument ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
US ex rel Thomas Proctor v Safeway Inc ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al
On Thursday, March 12, 2020, the California Department of Managed Health Care (the “Department”) released a guidance letter (the “Letter”) to all health care service plans regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The...more
Where does my prescription come from? Has it been altered or diluted? Can I trust the label? With millions of prescriptions filled each year, quality control and security across the pharmaceutical supply chain seems like a...more
7/15/2019
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Data Management ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Drug Distribution ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IBM ,
KPMG ,
Merck ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Supply Chain ,
Wal-Mart