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First DOJ Declination For FCPA Violations Since Renewed Enforcement Guidelines

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On August 7, 2025, the United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section (“DOJ”) issued a declination letter to a U.S.-based insurance company (the “Company”) to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (8/25)

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Trump's threat to deploy troops to Chicago draws criticism from city and state officials - “Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who plans to hold a news conference Monday afternoon about Trump’s threats, blasted the president’s...more

ArentFox Schiff

Liberty Mutual Resolution Shows Route to Declination and Roadmap for Compliance Investments

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to prosecute Liberty Mutual after the insurer voluntarily self-disclosed misconduct....more

BakerHostetler

Alive and (Anti)Kicking: EKRA Prosecutions on the Rise in California with Multiple Recent Indictments

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In the past few months, federal prosecutors in California have brought multiple indictments under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) charging the owners of substance abuse treatment facilities and their...more

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Liberty Mutual Pays $4.7 Million for FCPA Declination

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In the first FCPA declination under the Trump Administration, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company paid $4.7 million in disgorgement and received a declination letter from the Department of Justice. The declination reflects...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Personal Liability Risks for Insurance Liquidators: Navigating Federal Super Priority in Insolvency Proceedings

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Insurance commissioners serving as liquidators of insolvent insurance companies should be mindful of the potential for personal liability arising under the Federal Priority Act (FPA) and potential solutions through model...more

Epstein Becker & Green

The Record-Setting First National Health Care Fraud Takedown of the Second Trump Administration: What Stayed the Same and What is...

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On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), together with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS OIG”) and other law enforcement partners, announced the results of the...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Artificial Intelligence - Banner Years (and Counting) for AI Guidance and Regulation

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The period of 2024-2025 was significant for AI law, regulation, and guidance, beginning in early February 2024, and the news told the tale...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Health Insurers Under Fire: New Administration Cracks Down on Evasive Pricing Practices

Health insurance regulations are rapidly shifting with unprecedented intensity. Amid growing public outrage over evasive and abusive pricing practices by insurers and years of federal underenforcement, the new administration...more

Cozen O'Connor

Justice Department Continues Pattern of False Claims Act Suits Due to Alleged Kickbacks

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On May 1, the federal government brought a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit against three health insurers, as well as three insurance brokers. The Justice Department’s suit alleges that the insurers paid millions of dollars in...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Medicare Advantage Fraud and Abuse: A Bipartisan Enforcement Priority

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Early signs from the initial months of the Trump administration indicate that fraud and abuse enforcement related to the Medicare Advantage program (“MA”) remains a bipartisan focus, as evidenced by the recent statements from...more

Fennemore

Regulatory Landscape of Insurance Claims Denial Practices and Suggestions for a Path Forward to a Sustainable Healthcare Future

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In the wake of the December 4, 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson, questions were raised about insurance claim denial practices. Several news outlets noted that UnitedHealth Group’s profits have been...more

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The Medicare Advantage Program: Public Money & Private Insurance Companies

When I investigated and litigated False Claims Act (FCA) cases at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the last 10 years, I was often surprised by just how little I knew about the broad array of government agencies and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – November 2024

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You are reading the November 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. -...more

McAfee & Taft

Gavel to Gavel: Justice Department takes aim at private health plan fraud

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Historically, the U.S. Department of Justice has directed its efforts on combatting healthcare fraud by focusing on persons and companies who defraud or attempt to defraud federally funded healthcare programs, such as...more

Goldberg Segalla

Healthcare Insurers Take Note: New Federal Whistleblower Program is Coming for You

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Late this past summer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new initiative to crackdown on corporate misconduct. Beginning August 1, whistleblowers can submit original information to the DOJ regarding various types of...more

Adams & Reese

Hurricane Helene Federal Disaster Recovery Funding

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Almost exactly two years to the day from when Hurricane Ian (Category 4) struck Florida’s western coast near Cayo Costa, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene, also a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds topping...more

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Reliance on Third-Party “Pricing” Facilitators Under Increasing Antitrust Scrutiny

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In the past year, healthcare systems and providers across the country have filed a series of antitrust lawsuits against MultiPlan Inc. and major US health insurers, alleging a hub-and-spoke conspiracy to fix and reduce...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 09.05.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC and Florida AG Put the Brakes on Alleged “Trucking...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Closing Coverage Gaps: California Court Emphasizes the Importance of Coordinated Insurance Policies in Complex Claims Environments

Policyholders must be vigilant in coordinating their insurance program across coverage lines in today’s complex claims environment. Often resembling a “patchwork quilt” – modern businesses protect against a wide range of...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Narrowing the Professional Services Exclusion: Policyholder Lessons “Arising Out of” Practice Fusion v. Freedom Specialty...

A recent decision by a California appellate court in Practice Fusion, Inc. v. Freedom Specialty Insurance Company, denying the policyholder more than $118 million in Directors & Officers liability coverage based on an...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Seventh Circuit Holds Settlement Arising From Alleged False Claim Act Violations Does Not Necessarily Constitute Uninsurable...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, applying Illinois law, has held that a $100 million settlement between the United States government and a pharmaceutical company for claims arising under the False...more

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Claims Arising from Undisclosed Circumstances Barred by Exclusion in Application

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Ohio law, has held that a warranty exclusion barred coverage for a claim arising from circumstances that were not disclosed in an insured’s application for...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

A Promise To Pay Is Just That: Two Courts Reject Insurers’ Bids To Escape Their Coverage Obligations by Complaining About Third...

An insurer in Washington could not eliminate its coverage obligation based on its insured’s recovery from a third party. T-Mobile USA, Inc. v. Steadfast Ins. Co., et al., No. 82704-9-I, 2022 WL 17246715 (Wash. Ct. App., Nov....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Kentucky Supreme Court Holds Prior Notice Exclusion Does Not Bar Coverage for Claims Related to Investigation Noticed and Accepted...

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Applying Kentucky law, the Kentucky Supreme Court has held that a prior notice exclusion did not bar coverage for a claim related to a government investigation noticed and accepted by a prior insurer because the insurers were...more

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