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Marketing, Misconduct and Healthcare: Ninth Circuit Issues First EKRA Appellate Ruling

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On July 11, 2025, in United States v. Schena, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the first appellate decision interpreting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). The decision marks a...more

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False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2022

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The first quarter of 2022 brought news of several noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, including several settlements by physicians regarding arrangements deemed to be unlawful kickbacks and the first settlement...more

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DOJ Broadly Applies New Kickback Law Beyond Its Original Opioid-Related Purpose

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On October 24, 2018, Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (the “SUPPORT Act”), two sections of which constitute the Eliminating...more

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Owner of Medical Marketing Company Found Guilty in $2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme…Again!

The Department of Justice announced on June 27, 2019 that David Brock Lovelace, the owner of DBL Management LLC, was found guilty by a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida of conspiracy...more

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Health Diagnostics Laboratory Agrees to Pay $47 Million to Settle Claims

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Health Diagnostics Laboratory (HDL) of Richmond, Va., has agreed to pay $47 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by compensating physicians for ordering tests, according to a U.S. Department of...more

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