This short piece discusses recent (internal) Justice Department guidance for attorneys handling False Claims (FCA) Act cases. In a dramatic policy and practice shift, the memorandum recommends that "when evaluating a recommendation to decline intervention in a qui tam action, attorneys should also ...
A Relator’s share of the proceeds of a False Claims Act case aretaxableas normal income. However, the proceeds of a retaliation claim are usually considered to be compensatory damages and are usually not taxable. Likewise, attorneys’ fees and costs for both qui tam and retaliation cases are...
[4]SeePress Release, U.S. Atty’s Office for the Dist. of Vt., Electronic Health Records Vendor NextGen Healthcare, Inc. to Pay $31 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (July 14, 2023),https://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/electronic-health-records-vendor-nextgen-healthcare-inc...
Having been awarded one of the largest judgments ever in any False Claims Act case,Morgan Verkamp has a proven track record of successfully representing whistleblowers for decades. Through the False Claims Act and other federal and state laws, we have helped our clients return billions of dollars...
In the MA space, historical enforcement actions taken by both OIG, under their administrative authorities, and DOJ, under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), have related to alleged MA risk adjustment payment inflation schemes. See, e.g., DaVita, Sutter Health, Beaver Medical, Martin’s Point,...
In order to represent the government’s interests, False Claims Act whistleblowers (called “relators”) must work with a lawyer. In fact, if the government declines to join the whistleblower’s case, then the relator and counsel can usually pursue the case on their own, on the government’...
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b. A person who violates this section shall also be liable for the costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees of a civil enforcement action and for the cost of the city’s investigation. §7-804. Civil actions for false claims. a. If the corporation counsel finds that a person has violated or...
Attorney for the District of Minnesota, seasoned defense trial attorneys and members of our Health Care Group.Add to PacketOverview The False Claims Act (FCA) has fast become one of the federal government’s preferred vehicles for recouping monies from providers of services, grant recipients and ...
The False Claims Act enables a private citizen with unique knowledge of fraud committed against the federal government (such as health care fraud, contract fraud, and tax fraud) to file a lawsuit under seal (not accessible to the public) seeking treble (triple the amount) damages on behalf ...