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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Anti-Kickback Statute False Claims Act (FCA)

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Government Investigations Team Insights - February 2025

AGG’s Government Investigations Team Insights provides periodic updates covering legal and regulatory topics. Our team, which includes former federal prosecutors and federal agency attorneys, has successfully represented...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 Regulatory, Compliance, and Enforcement Predictions for Life Sciences Companies

The year 2023 was a busy one for regulatory, compliance, and enforcement developments in the healthcare and life sciences industries, and 2024 promises to be even busier. We tapped MoFo’s Life Sciences + Healthcare Compliance...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Teva FCA Decision Sheds Light on Varying Interpretations of the Elements of an FCA Claim

How could alleged kickbacks threaten to render insolvent a publicly traded company with assets (taken from its latest SEC filing) in excess of $43 billion? The answer stems from a recent decision by the United States District...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | June 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for June 2023. We discuss several civil enforcement actions involving false claims, the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

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Federal Case Details How a Relator-Whistleblower Satisfies the False Claims Act’s “Original Source” Requirement

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An important threshold question in qui tam cases under the False Claims Act is whether the relator-whistleblower is the original source of the information forming the basis for the claim. This is because qui tam actions under...more

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Second Circuit Holds False Claims Act Complaint Is Barred by SEC Filings

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In July 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a False Claims Act complaint filed by CKD Project, LLC, an entity created for the purpose of filing the lawsuit, which alleged that...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Four Convicted of Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Millions in COVID-19 Relief Programs

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After an eight-day trial, a federal jury convicted four California residents for their scheme to submit fraudulent loan applications seeking millions of dollars in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury...more

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Investigations Newsletter: House Committee Chairs Direct White House and Federal Agencies to Preserve Documents during Transition...

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House Committee Chairs Direct White House and Federal Agencies to Preserve Documents during Transition Period to the Biden Administration - On November 10, 2020, Committee Chairs from the House of Representatives sent...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Department of Justice Announces $8.3 Billion Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and...

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Department of Justice Announces $8.3 Billion Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma and Members of the Sackler Family - On October 21, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a global resolution...more

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Biotechnology Company Settles False Claims Act Charges for $11.5 million

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Biotechnology Company Settles False Claims Act Charges for $11.5 million - The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a settlement with Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc. (“BRL”), a New...more

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Drug Testing Lab Pays Nearly $12 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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Drug Testing Lab Pays Nearly $12 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - On July 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a civil settlement with Sterling Healthcare Opco, LLC d/b/a Cordant Health...more

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Investigations Newsletter: SEC Adopts Aggressive Approach to COVID-19 Fraud

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SEC Adopts Aggressive Approach to COVID-19 Fraud - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has already initiated multiple investigations into companies seeking to illegally profit from the global coronavirus pandemic...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Healthcare Fraud Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed SEC enforcement in 2020. Up next: a look at...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $15.4 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

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NY Ambulette Owners Plead Guilty to $8.6 Million Health Care Kickback Scheme - On September 5, the Department of Justice announced that two New York ambulette owners pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to offer and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Seventh Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

Panelists examined major enforcement actions from 2017 and identified key trends. Aggressive Enforcement With a Decrease in High-Dollar Settlements. Panelists noted that the Department of Justice (DOJ) continues its...more

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Alert

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Busy Q1 Yields Several Significant FCPA Resolutions - Overview - On February 19, during the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) annual “SEC Speaks” conference, Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the SEC’s FCPA...more

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