Stay informed: your source for legal updates impacting federal grantees.
Welcome to the “Enforcement Insider” – your go-to source for important news and significant legal developments within the civil enforcement landscape that directly impact federal grantees. Curated by Feldesman’s experienced team of litigation, investigations, and federal grants attorneys, this platform serves as a dynamic forum offering insightful interpretations of recent government enforcement actions and relevant court decisions.
If you are aware of a specific enforcement action warranting inclusion or have insights beneficial to your industry colleagues, reach out to our Enforcement Insider Editor, Mindy Pava (mpava@feldesman.com).
May 22, 2024
Twelve-Year Litigation Put to Bed The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) paid $38 million to settle a whistleblower-initiated—aka “qui tam”—False Claims Act (FCA) suit earlier this month, ending more than a [...]
May 20, 2024
As the Department of Justice (DOJ) made clear when it announced its False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement priorities for 2024 earlier this year, it intends to actively investigate and seek recoveries for [...]
April 26, 2024
For a nuclear plant contractor, the submission of false timekeeping entries over a six-year period proved to be far more serious than a simple documentation issue. On Tuesday April 23, the U.S. [...]
April 15, 2024
DOJ Successes Spark Legislation Aimed at Further Pursuing Recovery of Misused Pandemic-Related Funds
Pandemic-related fraud and false claims remain a high priority for the Department of Justice (DOJ). Despite low recoveries in federal fiscal year 2023 in the area of COVID-19 related fraud, DOJ is [...]
April 4, 2024
A rarely-used – but important – False Claims Act (FCA) provision recently turned the typical attorneys’ fees repayment award on its head, when a Mississippi federal judge used the statutory authority to [...]
