Texas Federal Court Declines to Apply State Law Privilege in False Claims Act CaseJonesDay
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...
False Claims Act Where the wrongdoing involves conduct that cheats the U.S. Government or causes the wrongful expenditure of U.S Government funds, a whistleblower may be entitled to bring suit under theFederal False Claims Act. Where the conduct cheats state or city governments out of money ...
On February 21, the district court granted plaintiffs’ request. The court held that the plaintiffs are likely to prevail on the merits of their First and Fifth Amendment claims. As to the former, the court held that the EOs “expressly targe[t] … t...
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, p
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...
In a decision that may have far-reaching implications to the Federal Government’s efforts to oversee the E-Rate Program, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court decision denying several technology companies’ motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) case aris...
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. Under the Federal False Claims Act, a "Claim" ...
New York Federal District Court Addresses the Pleading Standard and Constitutionality of False Patent Marking Claims Under 35 U.S.C. § 292S. Edward Sarskas
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....