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False Claims Act (FCA) Department of Justice (DOJ) Anti-Retaliation Provisions

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Attorney General’s Guidance on Unlawful Discrimination: Implications for Federal Funding Recipients and FCA Whistleblower...

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The Office of the Attorney General in the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Memorandum on July 29, 2025, titled “Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination” (the Guidance). The Guidance...more

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10 Tips for Filing a Qui Tam Lawsuit in 2024

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The federal government is continuing to rely heavily on whistleblowers in 2024. While there are now several federal whistleblower programs, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act remain among the government’s most...more

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A 4-Point Guide for Pharmaceutical Whistleblowers

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There are many junctures in the U.S. healthcare system that enable fraudulent activities, and one of the biggest has to do with pharmaceutical companies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Department of...more

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DOJ-Initiated False Claims Act Activity on the Rise

Key Points The volume of new False Claims Act (FCA) case filings remained high in 2021, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) collected more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments — the second-largest annual total in...more

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FCA Update from Morgan Lewis Team Recognized as Most Active FCA Defense Counsel

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In a move that threatens to undermine some key defenses to liability under the False Claims Act, a bipartisan group of senators voted to advance the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 (SB 2428) out of the Senate Judiciary...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Sixth Circuit: False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Provision Extends to Post-Employment Retaliation

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Sixth Circuit Splits with Tenth, Holds False Claims Act Anti-Retaliation Provision Extends to Post-Employment Retaliation - On March 31, 2021, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit addressed an issue of first...more

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The Impact of International Whistleblowing on Global Corporate Compliance

This is the first part of a two-part article. Over the last 33 years, whistleblowers have enjoyed historic success advancing claims under the United States’ False Claims Act (FCA). The United States government has recovered...more

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Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split Over Deference Owed to Department of Justice Decisions to Dismiss Whistleblower...

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Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split Over Deference Owed to Department of Justice Decisions to Dismiss Whistleblower Suits Brought Under the False Claims Act - On April 6, 2020, the US Supreme Court denied a...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - February 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – U.S. Agencies Decline to Prosecute Teradata for Alleged FCPA Violations – On February 26, 2018, Teradata Corporation, an Ohio-based enterprise software database management company,...more

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Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC Settles FCA Allegations

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Last week the Department Of Justice announced a settlement agreement with Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC (“NPS”) and NPS majority owner Kevin Hartman. Under the agreement, NPS and Mr. Hartman will pay up to $7.8 million to...more

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Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update: Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases: October 2015

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Trends & Analysis: ..We have identified 15 health care–related qui tam cases that were unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of those, 12 were filed from 2012 to the present. All but two cases had been pending more...more

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Healthcare Compliance Programs to Avoid a False Claims Act Case

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You can always count on lawyers to ring alarm belles and warn businesses. The line between accurate reporting and fear-mongering sometimes blurs when lawyers write so-called “alerts” to inform businesses of new or increasing...more

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Physicians as whistleblowers: Doctors get rich by exposing fraud

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As the federal and state governments have evolved from Uncle Sam to Doctor Sam, the potential for healthcare waste, fraud and abuse has also increased. One way the government has deterred healthcare fraud is by enacting and...more

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The False Claims Act and the Health Care Industry: 2014 Year in Review

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On Nov. 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced settlements and judgments for False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases totaling $5.7 billion (compared to $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2013), $2.3 billion of which was...more

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