The Supreme Court handed down its decision today in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, a closely-watched case about the False Claims Act’s (FCA) statute of limitations....more
5/14/2019
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Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Government Officials ,
Intervenors ,
Oral Argument ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations
For the second time in as many weeks, a federal appellate court has held that a doctor’s medical judgment can be “false.” Two weeks ago, the Sixth Circuit reversed a judgment that had acquitted a cardiologist charged with...more
Tuesday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the interlocutory appeal in United States ex rel. Michaels v. Agape Senior Community, Inc.. In an opinion considering two significant questions arising under the qui tam...more
2/16/2017
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Extrapolation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Statistical Sampling ,
Veto Rights