Recently, the Department of Justice announced that it was increasing the civil monetary penalties for penalties assessed after February 3, 2017 for violations occurring after…
Read More »Comprehensive Health Services, Inc., a Florida-based company, recently agreed to pay the United States nearly $4 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that…
Read More »[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCRiKYJXosw[/embed] Transcript: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA): In 1986, 10 years before you came to the United States Senate I got the False Claims Act passed.…
Read More »In recent years, physicians have increasingly stepped into the role of successful whistleblower. In the complex world of medicine, this promising trend has deterred some…
Read More »A rear view window glance of Tenet Healthcare reveals a very long streak of payments when it comes to the False Claims Act. Tenet Healthcare…
Read More »Every year, the United States Supreme Court rejects nearly 98% of all cert petitions. However, when it comes to False Claims Act cases, the Court…
Read More »Over the years, no provision of the False Claims Act has been amended more times than the so-called “public disclosure bar.” Its primary objective has…
Read More »In early December 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided to wade into the False Claims Act ("FCA") waters for the seventh time in fifteen…
Read More »As of June 2013 the SEC requires defendants entering into settlements to SEC enforcement actions, in certain "egregious" cases, as a non-negotiable condition, to admit…
Read More »The recently improved False Claims Act ("FCA") anti-retaliation provision provides expanded coverage to whistleblowers. Even when the underlying FCA qui tam action might not take flight,…
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