Federal False Claims Act Yields Millions in MarylandMoszkowicz, Beth
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...
The New York False Claims Act is similar to the Federal False Claims Act. The Federal False Claims Act provides protection to qui tam relators (individuals who commence a False Claims action) who are discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated agains...
(A) the person committing the violation of this subsection furnished officials of the United States responsible for investigating false claims violations with all information known to such person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the defendant first obtained the information; (...
HCFAC is beginning to widen the government’s avenues to prosecute healthcare fraud and abuse matters. Traditional enforcement methods have seen a drastic decrease in recoveries post-pandemic, specifically a decrease of more than $3 billion in False Claims Act (F...
HHS-OIG Reports $7.13 Billion in Expected Recoveries and Receivables: Implications for Federal Grantees December 13, 2024 Federal Court Holds False Claims Act Relators Are Entitled to Share of Government’s Settlements with Non-Parties December 11, 2024 ...
Panelist, A New Day Has Dawned: Federal and State False Claims Act Litigation is Now the Vanguard, presented at the ABA Section of Litigation and Criminal Justice Section 2011 Conference, MiamiMeredith S...
However, it is important to remember that the seal provision of the False Claims Act is not there to protect the whistleblower. The requirement to file these cases under seal was enacted to allow the government to investigate the whistleblower’s allegations. As a result, whistleblowers cannot...
Hospital system defends against novel federal and state False Claims Act qui tam lawsuits Client(s)Hospital system 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....
Jones Day is defending Education Management Company (EDMC) against a False Claims Act action brought by private relators and joined by the federal government, several states and the District of Columbia. EDMC is one of the nation's largest, for-profit, providers of secondary education. The clai...