Enforcement

On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims [...]

In the fall of 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the first enforcement action in its “Risk Analysis Initiative.”  Since then, a [...]

Feldesman Managing Partner Ted Waters was quoted in an article by ESEA Now, an online publication providing news, resources, and insights on federal education policies, funding, and Title I issues impacting K-12 [...]

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 [...]

HHS-OIG’s recently released Fall 2024 Semiannual Report to Congress highlights an aggressive enforcement landscape and increased scrutiny for recipients of HHS funds, whether those funds are received through grants, contracts, or participation [...]

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 [...]

In a one-of-a-kind decision that flies in the face of decades of precedent, a Florida federal district court recently held that the False Claims Act’s ("FCA") qui tam provisions are unconstitutional as [...]

The DOJ’s Complaint Also Emphasizes Its Expectation That Contractors and Grantees Implement Appropriate Cybersecurity Measures By filing a Complaint-In-Intervention against the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) and Georgia Tech Research Corp. [...]