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DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group reaffirms commitment to enforcement in healthcare fraud and abuse

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Despite much recent attention to the new administration's plans to deploy the False Claim Act (FCA) to advance other policy objectives, a July 2, 2025 Department of Justice (DOJ) press release announcing a DOJ-HHS False...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ, HHS Announce Revamped False Claims Act Working Group

Now in its sixth month, the second Trump administration has made clear that the False Claims Act (FCA) will remain a central tool in its efforts to combat fraud, waste, and abuse across federal programs....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Limitations to the Anti-Kickback Statute? Seventh Circuit Reverses Conviction Finding “Aggressive” Marketing Tactics Insufficient...

On April 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction of the owner of a durable medical equipment (“DME”) distributor, ruling that there was insufficient evidence to support a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021

The Department of Justice announced in a February 1, 2022 press release (Press Release) that it obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims in the fiscal year...more

ArentFox Schiff

Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Files Complaint in AWP False Claims Act Suit Against Pharmaceutical Ingredient Seller 

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DOJ Files Complaint in AWP False Claims Act Suit Against Pharmaceutical Ingredient Seller - On November 8, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it intervened in a qui tam suit and filed a False Claims Act...more

The Volkov Law Group

St. Jude Agrees to Pay $27 Million to Settle False Claims Act Charges for Selling Defective Heart Devices (Part III of V)

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St. Jude Medical agreed to pay $27 million to settle False Claims Act charges that it knowingly sold a defective heart device to health care facilities.  St. Jude was acquired by Abbott Laboratories in early 2017....more

Cozen O'Connor

1st Amendment Win For Credit Card Surcharges| Texas Sues Over Electricity Bills | Dodgy COVID Fees

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2022 AG Elections- Former South Dakota Attorney General Steps Back into Contention for AG’s Office- •Marty Jackley, who formerly served as U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, South Dakota AG, and President of the National...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement and Litigation Strategies: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar

On March 15, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Seminar in Palo Alto, California, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry. The...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

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Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

Baker Donelson

Jury Sides with Defendant in Whistleblower's Suit Alleging Defendant "Caused" False Claims

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Abbott Laboratories recently won a jury verdict in a high profile qui tam lawsuit alleging that Abbott “caused” health providers to submit false Medicare payment claims for off-label use of biliary stents. U.S. ex rel....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

OK to Exaggerate How Long Patients Need Device

Today’s riddle: Why would a federal court approve a medical device manufacturer’s practice of persuading physicians to exaggerate the period of time Medicare patients need their devices? The answer is so simple that you’ll be...more

Carlton Fields

Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Commission-Based Sales Agreements for Medical Supplies and Equipment: More Whistleblower Activity on the Horizon? - A Wide Range...

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The common industry practice of compensating independent contractor sales representatives on a "percentage of sales" commission basis may be creating an enhanced risk of False Claims Act liability for illegal kickbacks in...more

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