On March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $4.6 million settlement with MORSECORP, Inc. (MORSE) over its alleged failures to satisfy cybersecurity requirements for federal defense contractors....more
4/16/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
On August 22, the United States filed its complaint-in-intervention (Complaint) against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC, collectively, defendants), asserting claims...more
The United States notified the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that it plans to intervene in a False Claims Act case filed against Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) by its Associate...more
4/12/2024
/ Compliance ,
Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Investigations ,
NIST ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Relators
We are pleased to bring you our 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more
2/27/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine
Last month, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council proposed new cybersecurity and incident reporting regulations for federal contractors on behalf of the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration...more
11/29/2023
/ Comment Period ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Incident Response Plans ,
NASA ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management
Earlier this month, the White House released the National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan outlining specific “high impact initiatives” that the federal government will carry out to achieve its cybersecurity...more
7/31/2023
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On October 17, the U.S. Supreme Court summarily denied three petitions asking the Court to resolve a growing circuit split on the application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) in False Claims Act lawsuits....more
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court solicited input from the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the scrutiny with which courts should view False Claims Act complaints—particularly those filed by private...more
A relator is a private person or entity who files a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit on behalf of the United States in exchange for receiving a portion any recovery from the defendant. The FCA was enacted in 1863 in response to...more
As discussed in a previous post, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to utilize one of the strongest tools in its toolbox—the False Claims Act—to hold entities receiving federal...more
2/16/2022
/ Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Popular ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Relators ,
Whistleblowers
As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the federal government is preparing to take unprecedented action to curb its effects on the nation’s health and economy by freeing up federal dollars for private...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its report detailing the settlements and judgments obtained in 2019 from civil cases involving fraud and abuse claims. As in years past, the substantial majority of these...more
1/28/2020
/ Appeals ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Judgment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pleading Standards ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Reversal ,
Rule 9(b) ,
Settlement
In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar confirming the viability of the implied false certification theory in False Claims Act (FCA) cases and...more
After years of investigation and litigation, and on the eve of a highly anticipated trial, the government abandoned its FCA case against ManorCare, the nation’s second-largest operator of skilled nursing homes and assisted...more
11/27/2017
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discovery ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Expert Witness ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fines ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Medical Necessity ,
Medical Records ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Nursing Homes ,
Reasonable Care ,
Skilled Nursing Facility