The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) states that any person who knowingly submits a false claim to the government will … Read More “U.S. Department of Justice and Congress Focus on False Claims Act Cases Against Nursing Homes”
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported that it obtained over $4.7 billion in civil settlements and judgments involving … Read More “Federal False Claims Act Recoveries Are the Third Highest in History”
In a decision that is poised to have resonating implications for health services providers, the Supreme Court of the United … Read More “SCOTUS Decides Implied Certification Issue in Key False Claims Act (Whistleblower) Case”
Today, the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced a settlement with Medical … Read More “Billing Agent for Healthcare Provider Settles for $500,000 to Resolve TRICARE False Claims Act Case”
On August 3, 2015, Judge D.J. Ramos of the Southern District of New York denied Healthfirst’s motion to dismiss the … Read More “Update: Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Federal Case and Identifies When 60-day Clock for Repayment of Overpayments Begins Ticking”
Our monthly Health Law Update from the Albany County Bar Association Newsletter has been released a few days early. This month’s article discusses … Read More “Medicare Reimbursement Standards Take Center Stage in Dismissal of False Claims Act Case”
As 2014 comes to a close, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has many reasons to celebrate as it … Read More “US DOJ Sets New Record for Fraud and False Claims Recoveries in FY2014”
The theory of “worthless services” has yet again been tried by whistleblowers in the federal False Claims Act context, this … Read More “The Rise of the Worthless Services Theory in Federal False Claims Act (Whistleblower) Cases – A Look to the Future”
Many areas of the False Claim Act are subject to legal interpretation and have been subject to Circuit splits, sometimes … Read More “An Ever Widening Gap: Circuit Split on the Applicable Pleading Standard for the False Claims Act”
In the ever-expanding area of the federal False Claims Act, the recent decision by the 7th Circuit in Absher v. … Read More “Absher v. Momence: A Mixed Decision—Limiting and Expanding the False Claims Act”