Litigation and Government Investigations

Trump Administration’s Efforts to Cut Funding to Entities Providing Gender Affirming Care Remain Blocked On February 28, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Lauren King issued a preliminary injunction in State of Washington [...]

This week, two federal courts issued temporary restraining orders related to two of the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders impacting gender affirming care, Executive Order 14168 (“Defending Women…”) and Executive Order 14187 (“Protecting [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

OMB Issues Proposed Rule for Federal Awards - Act Before December 4, 2023 The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) has officially released the proposed rule to update the Uniform Administrative Requirements, [...]