This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. The Justice Department...more
2/6/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
As in recent years, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to serve as a tool utilized by the federal government against government contractors in 2024. The government collected more than $2.9 billion as a result of 558 FCA...more
2/5/2025
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Kickbacks ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 settlements and judgments collecting over $2.9 billion. The government continued its effort to combat cybersecurity threats through its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more
2/5/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments, just slightly fewer cases than last year’s record. As a result, collections under the FCA exceeded $2.9 billion,...more
2/5/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group is pleased to present the False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review, our annual review of significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases, developments and trends....more
2/5/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Fraud ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Materiality ,
Medicare ,
Penalties ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The Justice Department released its annual False Claims Act statistics on Wednesday, January 15, detailing the number of cases filed, recoveries made, and relators’ shares awarded in fiscal year 2024. The government recovered...more
1/20/2025
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Whistleblowers
This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. The Justice Department...more
As we do every year, this issue revisits the key cases and other developments from the year gone by. And by most metrics, 2023 was a notable year for the False Claims Act (FCA).
We start with the numbers: The Department...more
2/28/2024
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Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Materiality ,
Objective Falsity ,
Penalties ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Scienter ,
Settlement ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Whistleblowers
On April 20, 2023, the Department of Justice announced criminal charges against 18 defendants in nine federal districts, alleging over $490 million in alleged theft from federally funded COVID-19 relief programs. This clearly...more
The False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool in 2022 for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. While the focus stayed largely on...more
In 2022, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be the federal government’s chief tool for combatting fraud. Many trends in recent years were likewise present in 2022: robust FCA enforcement generally, healthcare as the...more
The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bradley False Claims Act Year in Review. In that decade, much has remained the same in FCA enforcement. To start with the obvious: It continues to result in billions of dollars...more
2/3/2022
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare ,
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) ,
Materiality ,
Overpayment ,
Pleading Standards ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Scienter ,
Settlement
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) continued to serve as one of the primary tools utilized by the federal government against government contractors in 2020. One of the key areas that the government focused on this past year was...more
This year saw substantial activity in FCA settlements and litigated court cases. Although no single case or development dominated the discourse this year, several important court decisions were issued, including two that may...more
2/1/2021
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Damages ,
Deficit Reduction ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Fee-Shifting ,
First-to-File ,
Fraud ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Retaliation ,
Speaker Programs ,
Statute of Limitations
On November 16, 2020, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert addressing the fraud and abuse risks of speaker programs that are commonplace in the...more
11/20/2020
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Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Market Value ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FDA Approval ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Speaker Programs