AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented...more
On December 27, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined other federal circuit courts in adopting the “at-least-one-purpose” rule (generally shortened to the “one purpose rule”)....more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
On July 26, 2022, the Eighth Circuit raised the bar for plaintiffs seeking to allege a violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) predicated on the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”). Under this decision, the plaintiff must prove...more
On November 24, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in U.S. v Shah (Case No. 19-12319), in which it disposed of the Anti-Kickback Statute’s (AKS or the “statute”) “one purpose” rule in certain circumstances. In this...more
AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors, SEC enforcement attorneys, and federal agency attorneys, has...more
On August 6, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the conviction of a patient recruiter in a Medicare kickback case, finding insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the recruiter was a “bona...more
On October 28, 2019, the Department of Justice announced a $20.25 million settlement of False Claims Act (FCA) allegations. ...more