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Third Circuit Finds Documentation Issues May Be “Material” under the FCA

On August 25, 2023, the Third Circuit continued its trend of rulings unfavorable to FCA healthcare defendants in the latest appeal of U.S. ex rel. Druding et al. v. Care Alternatives et al., No. 22-1035, 2023 WL 5494333 (3d...more

9/18/2023  /  Appeals , Clerical Errors , Documentation , False Claims Act (FCA) , Healthcare , Hospice , Medical Records , Medicare , Qui Tam , Recordkeeping Requirements , Summary Judgment

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Latest on Federal Court Treatment of Criminal Defendants

Last week, the Sixth Circuit and Supreme Court issued opinions on criminal law that could affect trial and sentencing strategy for white collar defendants in regulated industries. District court discretion does not...more

6/27/2023  /  Appeals , Confrontation Clause , Criminal Convictions , Criminal Prosecution , Federal Sentencing Guidelines , Remand , Samia v United States , SCOTUS , White Collar Crimes

D.C. Circuit Ruling Escalates False Claims Act Risk for Medicare Advantage Organizations

In a ruling that may portend a significant uptick in False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a 2018 decision that vacated Medicare's...more

8/30/2021  /  Appeals , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , False Claims Act (FCA) , Medicare , Medicare Advantage , Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) , Voluntary Overpayment Rule , Whistleblowers

Circuit Split No More: 2nd Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing in Data Breach Cases

While more states push forward on new privacy legislation statutorily granting consumers the right to litigate control of their personal information, federal courts continue to ponder how data breach injury fits traditional...more

5/5/2021  /  Appeals , Article III , Class Action , Data Breach , New Legislation , Personal Information , Personally Identifiable Information , Policies and Procedures , Standing

Continued Payments by the VA Won’t Stop Qui Tam When It Comes to Purported Fraud on Veterans

In the latest instance of courts interpreting the Supreme Court’s landmark False Claims Act ruling in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar, the Eleventh Circuit recently departed from the trend of giving great weight in...more

1/20/2021  /  Amicus Briefs , Appeals , Audits , Department of Veterans Affairs , False Claims Act (FCA) , Fees , Fraud , Qui Tam , SCOTUS , Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar , Veterans

Supreme Court Recognizes Extended False Claims Act Statute of Limitations for Whistleblowers - Government Enforcement Update

Resolving a circuit split, the United States Supreme Court in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt held that False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblowers are able to take advantage of an expanded statute of limitations,...more

5/17/2019  /  Appeals , Cause of Action Accrual , Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt , False Claims Act (FCA) , Government Officials , Intervenors , Motion to Dismiss , Oral Argument , Qui Tam , Reaffirmation , Relators , Reversal , SCOTUS , Split of Authority , Statute of Limitations
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