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Complex Billing and Reasonable Interpretations: Jury Was Entitled to Find Fraud in Doctor’s Upcoding of Speedy COVID-19 Tests,...

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On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a federal district court was “within bounds to order a do-over” in the case of Ron Elfenbein, a Maryland doctor who was found guilty of...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Second Circuit Partially Affirms Novartis’ Motion to Dismiss AKS Claims

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Second Circuit Partially Affirms Novartis’ Motion to Dismiss AKS Claims - Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling that dismissed allegations from a whistleblower who claimed that...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Government's Broad Use of the Aggravated Identity Theft Statute to Impose Two-Year Mandatory Minimum...

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The aggravated identity theft statute, 18 U.S.C. §1028A, imposes a mandatory two-year sentencing enhancement upon a defendant who “uses” without lawful authority another’s means of identification “during and in relation to”...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Issues Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy

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DOJ Issues Corporate Self-Disclosure Policy - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy that sets a consistent standard for corporate self-disclosures for all US Attorney’s Offices. The...more

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Supreme Court to Determine Whether False Claims Act Requires Objective Scienter Standard

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Last week, the Supreme Court granted review to clarify the scienter requirement in False Claim Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.) (FCA) cases. This significant decision will affect the scope of FCA liability by addressing what...more

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Eight Years Later: “Speculative” and “Straightforward” FCA Allegations Against Walmart Dismissed

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Walmart successfully ended eight years of protracted litigation under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) on June 4, 2021, when the Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Medicare and Medicaid fraud allegations against the major...more

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Second Circuit Emphasizes Heightened Pleading Standard for Qui Tam FCA Suits

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently emphasized the heightened pleading standard that a relator in a qui tam False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit must satisfy to avoid dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6). United States ex rel....more

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