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McGlinchey’s Employment Pulse showcases thought leadership from our team of experienced labor and employment attorneys, providing timely insights that help employers stay competitive, meet regulatory requirements, and tackle...more
The State Department’s February 20, 2025, designation of specific Mexican drug cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) creates serious new risks for businesses...more
Florida Telemarketer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $67 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme - On December 6, Jose Goyos was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in managing a deceptive telemarketing scheme to...more
Welcome to the Fall 2024 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and compliance...more
In perhaps his most controversial cabinet appointment yet, earlier today, President-elect Trump said he would nominate Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as U.S. Attorney General. Although Gaetz’s nomination was met with skepticism by...more
A groundbreaking decision out of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, if affirmed and adopted by higher courts, could impact the ability of private citizens to file suit against those...more
This landmark decision, if upheld on appeal, has the potential to drastically reduce the number of False Claims Act actions brought against government contractors. A U.S. District Court in Florida held that the qui tam...more
In a prior blog, PilieroMazza discussed the Supreme Court’s decision in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. In that case, in his dissenting opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas referred to the qui...more
Yesterday, a federal district court in the Middle District of Florida issued a decision that threatens the federal government’s continued reliance on the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as the most powerful weapon in the Department...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
We are excited to kick off 2024 with more in-depth insights into the construction industry and legal issues that can impact your business. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information along with our thoughts and...more
The Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), as well as the substantially similar Florida Fair Housing Act (FFHA), prohibits discrimination in housing based on a person’s disability. As “housing providers,” homeowners associations and...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more
To celebrate the opening of Rivkin Radler’s first Florida office, we’ll cover some recent Florida frauds. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on April 20 that two Miami residents, Dean Zusmer and Lawrence...more
A Florida communications firm and its owner agreed to pay $293,771 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they failed to secure personal information on a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance...more
Florida Lawsuit Challenges Federal Regulations Regarding Firearm Purchases for Medical Cannabis Patients - Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked for more time to respond to a...more
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Centralizes Some COVID‐19 Related Insurance Cases As reported in our September update, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation at its July 2020 hearing session requested...more
On April 30, 2020, the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that it had brought a one-count felony charge against Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (FCS), an oncology group...more
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute LLC (“FCS”), the largest independent medical oncology/hematology practice in the U.S., agreed to pay a $100 million fine to resolve a criminal...more
Recent activities of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Qui Tam whistleblowers reveal that Medicare Advantage Plans remain at the forefront of investigations for violations of the federal False Claim Act (“FCA”) for...more
The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) prosecuted several civil health care fraud matters in 2016 and issued related press releases. A review of the USAO-MDFL’s criminal and...more
In a recent case Hebrew Homes Health Network, Inc. and its former president and executive Director agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the federal anti-kickback statute. According to the...more