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DOJ and HHS Relaunch False Claims Act Working Group, Sharpen Healthcare Enforcement Priorities

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the reestablishment of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group. While the two agencies...more

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Trump Administration Revamps Working Group to Focus on False Claims Act

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On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, HHS and DOJ announced a new working group focused on enforcement of the False Claims Act (“FCA”). According to the announcement, the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group (“Working Group”) is a...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS

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Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS - On July 7, Southern District of New York District Judge Colleen McMahon increased a False Claims Act (FCA) judgment from $136...more

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DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group to Target Healthcare Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly announced the launch of a reinvigorated DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group aimed at enhancing interagency...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Secures First Win in Criminal Wage-Fixing Case

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On April 14, 2025, a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada convicted the operator of a home healthcare staffing agency of a criminal violation of the federal antitrust laws. ...more

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

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While M&A activity has slowed in the tail end of the first quarter of 2025, including in healthcare, there have been several noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. ...more

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Life Science Private Equity Risk

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Private Equity focused on investment and operations within the Life Science industry faces significant compliance, operational and business risk due to the heavily regulated nature of the investment targets and portfolio...more

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Check-Up and Diagnosis: The Ongoing Scrutiny of Private Equity Healthcare Investments

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In 2024 alone, over 676 private equity firms and related investors acquired healthcare companies or related assets. The growing influence of private equity in the healthcare industry has not gone unnoticed on either of the...more

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DOJ Secures First-Ever Guilty Verdict in Criminal Labor Market Antitrust Case: Conviction Also Highlights Fraud Risks in M&A Sale...

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A federal jury in Las Vegas has convicted Eduardo "Eddie" Lopez, a former executive of a home healthcare staffing company, on charges of wage-fixing and wire fraud. The conviction marks the first successful jury verdict for...more

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Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 6, Issue 4, April 2025

Welcome to our fourth issue of 2025 of Decoded - our technology law insights e-newsletter. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you for reading. Sector by Sector: How Data Breaches are Wrecking Bottom Lines - “Data...more

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What to Expect in Consumer Protection in the New Administration

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At the 2025 American Bar Association (“ABA”) White Collar Crime Institute in Miami, industry veterans forecasted the new Trump Administration’s white collar objectives by examining trends during the first Trump presidency. In...more

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GTCR / Surmodics: Four Key Takeaways for M&A Antitrust from the First FTC Merger Challenge Under Trump

In the FTC’s first merger challenge of the new administration, the FTC voted 4-0 last week to challenge the proposed acquisition of Surmodics by private equity firm GTCR BC Holdings (“GTCR”). As the Trump administration’s...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Summer Surge Foreshadows Enforcement Intrigue

Despite the summer doldrums, cartel enforcers around the world had several notable enforcement actions and, perhaps more importantly, signaled a busy fall and winter. In the United States, the Department of Justice’s...more

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Q3 2024: Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up

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Despite the summer doldrums, cartel enforcers around the world had several notable enforcement actions and, perhaps more importantly, signaled a busy fall and winter. In the United States, the Department of Justice’s...more

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FTC Focus: Private Equity Investments In Healthcare

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U.S. antitrust regulators, particularly the Federal Trade Commission, have been stepping up scrutiny of private equity investments in healthcare. On March 5, the FTC, along with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S....more

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Vital Signs: Digital Health Law Update | Spring 2024

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Welcome to Vital Signs, a curated compilation of the latest legal and regulatory developments in digital health. Our lead article reports on recent developments in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") regulatory...more

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AG Garland Announces Nationwide Healthcare Enforcement Action

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On June 27, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the results of a two-week nationwide law enforcement action by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 32 federal districts against 193 defendants for their participation...more

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Will Regulatory Scrutiny Impact Private Equity Investment in Healthcare?

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Private Equity in Healthcare - Over the past decade, private equity investors have shown a particular interest in acquiring or investing in various healthcare providers and services. This includes physician practices across...more

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FTC and DOJ Seek Public Help Identifying “Serial Acquisition Strategy” Targets

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced on Thursday, May 23, that they are expanding their search for businesses using “roll up” strategies to consolidate...more

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Health Care Antitrust Update Part II: Recent Federal and State Enforcement Initiatives and Litigation Involving the FTC’s...

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Over the past several months, antitrust enforcement activity in the healthcare provider sector has continued to steadily increase. In Part I of this two-part update, we discussed recent lawsuits involving private equity...more

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Heard at the 2024 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting: Part I

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The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting is underway in Washington, DC. The annual Spring Meeting features updates from federal, state and international antitrust enforcers and extensive...more

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True Facts About False Claims: MoFo's FCA Newsletter - April 2024

Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more

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Health Care Antitrust Update Part I: Key Developments in Antitrust Litigation Involving Health Care Acquisitions and Mergers

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Over the past several months, antitrust enforcement activity in the healthcare provider sector has continued to steadily increase. In the litigation context, this has involved, in addition to new lawsuits filed by the...more

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‘If Only She Could Have Been Stronger’: Miami Trial Fraud Leads to Prison, Personal Loss

In September 2015, while working in an office on the grounds of Mercy Hospital in Miami, Ivette Maria Portela Martinez learned about an upcoming clinical trial for treatment of symptoms of Clostridium difficile infections and...more

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