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False Claims Act Settlements Top $200 Million in the Past Week
Contract Language, Not Subjective Belief, Controls Whether Behavior Was Fraudulent; United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois No. 11-3290, U.S. ex rel. Tracy Schutte and Michael Yarberry v. SuperValu Inc., et al.
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Massive FCA Judgment in Ruckh
Third Party Litigation Funding in Qui Tam False Claims Act
For Business Owners, Allegations of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Fraud Can Lead to Steep Federal Penalties
Government Audits Disclosed Possible Fraud but Relators’ Personal Experience Lets Them Duck Public Disclosure Bar; United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Rock Island Division No. 11-4022, U.S. ex rel. Geoffrey Howard and Zella Hemphill v. KBR Inc., et al.
District Court Sides with DOJ on Unfettered Right to Veto Qui Tam Cases; United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division, No. 2:19-CV-00229-RDP, U.S. ex rel. Erin Horsley v. Comfort Care Home Health LLC, et al.
Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Bulk of $350 Million FCA Jury Verdict, Adds Further Gloss to the FCA’s Materiality and Causation Standards and Role of Litigation Funding
Twenty-Seven Skilled Nursing Facilities To Pay $16.7 Million To Resolve FCA Allegations
Universal Health Services To Pay $122 Million To Settle FCA Allegations Relating To Medically Unnecessary Services And Illegal Kickbacks
Medical Device Manufacturer Not Liable for Doctor’s FCA Liability; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit No. 19-2768, Labib Riachi v. The Prometheus Group, et al.
Court Can’t Say Sanctions Warranted Without Further Discovery; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 8:16-cv-961-T-27AEP, U.S. ex rel. Delia Bella v. Cross Garden Care Center LLC, et al.
Liu v. SEC: Supreme Court Upholds the SEC’s Disgorgement Power But the Quagmire Continues
Expert Witnesses Cannot Use Discovery Information to Launch Own Qui Tam Action; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts No. 12-10896-MPK, U.S. ex rel. Dr. Antoni Nargol & Dr. David Langton v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al.
Relators Plausibly Alleged Hospital Overbilled Medicare by Submitting False Facility Addresses, Billing Codes; United States District Court for the District of Idaho No. 2:17-cv-00314-CWD, U.S. ex rel. Robbie Garrett and James Daniel Garrett v. Kootenai Hospital District
Inconclusive Studies, Reasonable Difference of Medical Opinion No Basis for FCA Claims; United States District Court for the Central District of California No. 8:18-cv-01250-JLS-DFM, U.S. et al. v. DaVita Inc., et al.
Government Unhappy With Order to Pay for Contractor’s FCA Defense But Doesn’t Challenge the Reasonableness of the Request; COFC No. 17-1763C, The Tolliver Group Inc. v. United States
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Kickback Case
Sixth Circuit Finds Public Disclosure Bar Precludes Suit Against Related Entity for Corporate-Wide Conduct
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