News & Analysis as of

False Claims Act (FCA) › Higher Education Act › Federal Funding

Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Announces New Initiative Aimed at Entities Receiving Federal Funds; Specifically Targets Higher Ed

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On May 19, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced via a memo titled “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” (the Memo) an initiative to use the False Claims Act (FCA) against federal contractors and recipients of federal funds...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

President Trump on Campus: New Higher Education Executive Orders

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more

Venable LLP

Are College Admissions Offices Minefields for Potential False Claims Act Liability Now?

Venable LLP on

By now, the Supreme Court's June 2023 Students for Fair Admissions decision overturning affirmative action precedent, which Venable wrote about here, and has prompted institutions of higher education (IHEs) to review their...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Ninth Circuit Holds that Escobar Set Forth Exclusive Conditions for Implied Certification Liability

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on

On August 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit addressed the Supreme Court’s decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, holding that Escobar sets forth the exclusive test for establishing FCA liability under...more

Carlton Fields

Whistleblowers on Campus: DOJ Adds Research Universities to its False Claims Act Focus

Carlton Fields on

Federal funding is the grand prize for higher education research institutions. Each year, the federal government pumps hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants and awards into the university system. These funds are...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide