the person bringing the action or settling the claim shall receive an amount which the court decides is reasonable for collecting the civil penalty and damages. The amount shall be not less than 25 percent and not more than 30 percent of the proceeds of the action or settlement and shall be...
Context: The False Claims Act is the US federal government's primary tool for identifying and penalizing pharmaceutical fraud. The Department of Justice uses the False Claims Act to bring civil cases against drug manufacturers that allegedly obtain improper payment from federal...
Under the Federal False Claims Act, a"Claim"is redefined to include not only claims submitted by a health care provider to the Government, but now also includesany claim submitted by a contractor or subcontractor to the provider or managed care organization"if the money or property is to be ...
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.
TheFederal False Claims Act(“FCA”) imposes civil penalties on people and companies who “knowingly” (as that term is defined in the FCA) submit a false claim or statement to a federally funded program, or otherwise conspire to defraud the government. ...
Outgoing Biden Administration Announces $2.9 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries for 2024: What Will Fiscal Year 2025 Hold for New Enforcement Priorities? January 22, 2025 Recent Client Alerts Client Alert: HRSA Retraction Reverses Previous Statement on Federal Awards February 6, 2025 Client Alert...
when a new rule that enabled the agency to seek civil penalties for false, unqualified U.S.-origin claims went into effect. The penalty reflects the FTC’s more aggressive approach to enforcement in this area. Additional details about the company and the penalty are available in the F...
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 judgment entered by US District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright is based on a civil penalty of at least $5000 per false claim and three times the amount of damages sustained by the government. The news release says the statutory penalty owed by the company exceeds $358 million and the treble...
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 arisi...