Federal Appeals Court Rejects False Claims Act Suit Based on Drug Packaging cGMP ViolationsWrabley, Colin
Jones Day is representing a hospital system in connection with two novel federal and state False Claims Act matters alleging improper arrangements with Medicaid managed health care plans.
(b) Claims under state law.–The district courts shall have jurisdiction over any action brought under the laws of any State for the recovery of funds paid by a State or local government if the action arises from the same transaction or occurrence as an action brought under section 3730. (...
Contractor shall, not less than annually, provide training on theFederal False Claims Act(31 USC 3729-3730) and State False Claims Act (California Government Code 12650-12653) to all employees, directors, officers, agents, subcontractors, consultants or volunteers providing services under this Agreeme...
Federal district court holds that application of the False Claims Act鈥檚 civil penalty provision would violate the Eighth Amendment鈥檚 prohibition of excessive fines and declines to impose penalties where there is no evidence of economic harm to the government...
Expansion of Federal False Claims Act The Federal Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) was enacted in May 2009. FERA is a major expansion of the Federal False Claims Act and has significant application to Medicaid providers, managed care plans, and their contractors. ...
2d 499 (1972), the Court held that the requirement of a "wrongful" act means the United States is not liable under any state rule imposing Strict Liability. The FTCA's exception for intentional torts, such as assault, Battery, False Imprisonment, false arrest, and libel, was modified in ...
The Justice Department’s enforcement programs are resuming – False Claims Act, FCPA and other programs will continue. The rate of enforcement, however, is subject to change once again from the impact of the pandemic. As the pandemic continues to spread, DOJ focus on pandemic related fraud ...
The company will pay $375 million in fines and an estimated $12 million in interest to settle federal False Claims Act charges that it marketed Actiq (fentanyl citrate), Gabitril (tiagabine HC1) and Provigil (modafinil) for off-label uses, according to the settlement agreement. Justice's ...
Noreen Farrell, executive director of gender rights group Equal Rights Advocates, said that she was hopeful that the Trump administration “will not go out of its way to undo the rule,” which she said has proved popular in some state and cities that have enacted similar policie...