News & Analysis as of

Health Care Providers › Healthcare Fraud › Treble Damages

Jones Day

Federal Court Rejects False Claims Act's Draconian Penalties

Jones Day on

Following a jury's verdict, a federal court slashed civil penalties under the False Claims Act ("FCA") as violative of the Constitution's 8th Amendment....more

Jones Day

Eighth Circuit Holds Penalties in Non-Intervened FCA Case Violate Excessive Fines Clause

Jones Day on

The Situation: The False Claims Act ("FCA") imposes treble damages on defendants, as well as mandatory penalties per false claim. Because alleged false claims often involve much smaller amounts—for example, in cases with a...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

SCOTUS May Resolve Circuit Split on the Specificity Required of False Claims Act Claims: Relief or More FCA Grief for Providers?

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx on

Currently, providers have different risks of potential False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability depending on where they are geographically located due to the difference in the standards required by the U.S. Courts of Appeals...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

United States Intervenes in Suit Against Private Equity Firm Based on Health Care Portfolio Company's Alleged False Claims Act...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on

• In an unusual move, the government has decided to pursue a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against a private equity firm based on an alleged commission scheme at its pharmacy portfolio company to promote sales of products...more

Ruder Ware

Lincoln’s Law Becomes Even More Absurd When Applied to the Health Care Industry

Ruder Ware on

When Congress originally passed the False Claims Act (31 USC §§ 3729-3733), no one had the health care system in mind. The False Claims Act was also commonly referred to as the “Lincoln Law”. The original law was focused on...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Tuomey’s Appeal of $237M False Claims Act Judgment Denied by the Fourth Circuit

McDermott Will & Emery on

In This Issue: - Background - Tuomey’s Second Appeal to the Fourth Circuit - The Trial Court’s Grant of a New Trial - Tuomey’s Request for Judgement as a Matter of Law on the Stark Law and FCA Issues ...more

6 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