False Claims Act

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

DOJ has again signaled it remains focused on investigating health care fraud and false claims throughout the country. The latest major, coordinated enforcement action underscores that federal grantees must not only be [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]