False Claims Act

The question of whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are constitutional—and whether whistleblowers may continue to litigate on behalf of the U.S. government—is now pending on appeal before [...]

In emphasizing its heightened focus on the disclosure of all potential conflicts of interest—especially the disclosure of “Other Support” such as outside or foreign funding and in-kind contributions —the National Institutes of [...]

To further emphasize healthcare fraud as an area of enforcement priority under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the [...]

In a brief farewell message from the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported more than $2.9 billion in federal False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments during fiscal year [...]

New Administrative False Claims Act, Buried within the NDAA, Gives Agencies Heightened Authority to Pursue False Claims and Statements Enforcement of civil fraud at the agency level received an under-the-radar boost at [...]

In another notable False Claims Act development, a Massachusetts federal district court recently held that, when the United States intervenes in a relator’s qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) [...]

On October 22, the Department of Justice announced that Pennsylvania State University will pay $1.25 million to settle a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit accusing it of failing to comply with cybersecurity [...]

Health Care Providers That Submitted Reimbursements to HRSA’s UIP for Testing or Vaccines Should Be Aware of Growing Risk of FCA Lawsuits Health care providers that submitted pandemic-era reimbursement claims to the [...]

A Recent Settlement, and DOJ Intervention in an Ongoing Case, Highlight Cybersecurity as a False Claims Act Enforcement Priority The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) increasingly-active Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative has made [...]

Disclosure Requirements Remain Focus of NIH Federal funding agencies continue to emphasize the importance of researchers—and research institutions—disclosing all foreign funding and ties in federal grant applications. On May 17, the Cleveland [...]