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Whistleblowers Constitutional Challenges Medicare

A&O Shearman

Pharma company challenges the US False Claims Act: what’s at stake for whistleblowers and government enforcement?

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A pharmaceutical company is currently appealing a record USD1.6 billion judgment in the US, arguing that a key part of the US False Claims Act (FCA) is unconstitutional. This case, now before the Court of Appeals for the...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Fifth Circuit Concurrence Adds Voice to FCA Constitutionality Questions

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A first appellate circuit judge has questioned the False Claim Act’s constitutionality. In the Fifth Circuit’s decision last month in United States ex rel Montcrief v. Peripheral Vascular Assocs., P.A., No. 24-50176, — F....more

Alston & Bird

False Claims Act FY 2024 Update: Increase in Overall Recoveries, Decrease in Whistleblower Awards – Constitutional Questions...

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Our False Claims Act Team highlights key FCA enforcement trends in 2024, including the continued focus on health care fraud by the Department of Justice (DOJ)....more

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Are the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act unconstitutional?

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The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow individuals to file suit on behalf of the United States and to receive a share of the resulting financial settlement or judgment. Filing a qui tam case is not just a formal...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions

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Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions - In a brief filed earlier this week, the US federal government has urged the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the...more

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