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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Check out Feldesman's latest innovation: the HHS Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) Tracker. Designed specifically for recipients of federal funds, this tool offers comprehensive insights into DAB cases pertaining to federal grant compliance. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Washington, DC – Feldesman Leifer LLP (Feldesman) proudly welcomes Stephen Kuperberg as a Partner in the firm’s Health Care and Litigation & Government Investigations Practice Groups effective March 18, 2024. With over [...]