This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring suits against companies, including those in the financial services sector. The Justice Department...more
2/6/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Penalties ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
As in recent years, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to serve as a tool utilized by the federal government against government contractors in 2024. The government collected more than $2.9 billion as a result of 558 FCA...more
2/5/2025
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Government Agencies ,
Kickbacks ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 settlements and judgments collecting over $2.9 billion. The government continued its effort to combat cybersecurity threats through its Civil Cyber-Fraud...more
2/5/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Individual employees helped the government secure another successful year in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, as both plaintiffs (whistleblowers) and individual defendants. The government collected more than $2.9 billion in...more
2/5/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group is pleased to present the False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review, our annual review of significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases, developments and trends....more
2/5/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Fraud ,
Fraudulent Inducement ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Materiality ,
Medicare ,
Penalties ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On September 9, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with seven public companies relating to their use of separation agreements that the SEC says violate whistleblower protection rules by...more
10/9/2024
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Corporate Governance ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Separation Agreement ,
Settlement ,
Severance Agreements ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
As we do every year, this issue revisits the key cases and other developments from the year gone by. And by most metrics, 2023 was a notable year for the False Claims Act (FCA).
We start with the numbers: The Department...more
2/28/2024
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Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Materiality ,
Objective Falsity ,
Penalties ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Scienter ,
Settlement ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Whistleblowers
On May 3, 2023, the Seventh Circuit affirmed $10 million in insurance coverage for a False Claims Act (FCA) settlement in a case based on alleged Anti-Kickback Statute violations. Astellas US Holding, Inc. v. Federal...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual summary of False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for the prior fiscal year, and the data points to a number of notable trends.
Although DOJ brought in the second-highest...more
2/17/2023
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Physicians ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Settlement
In 2022, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be the federal government’s chief tool for combatting fraud. Many trends in recent years were likewise present in 2022: robust FCA enforcement generally, healthcare as the...more
The year 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the Bradley False Claims Act Year in Review. In that decade, much has remained the same in FCA enforcement. To start with the obvious: It continues to result in billions of dollars...more
2/3/2022
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Causation ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare ,
Local Coverage Determination (LCD) ,
Materiality ,
Overpayment ,
Pleading Standards ,
Public Disclosure Bar ,
Request for Equitable Adjustment ,
Scienter ,
Settlement
The federal government continues to use the False Claims Act (FCA) as one of its prime enforcement tools against government contractors. To keep you informed on the status of the law, Bradley’s Government Enforcement and...more
1/30/2018
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Damages ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
First-to-File ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Materiality ,
Objective Falsity ,
Overpayment ,
Pro Se Litigants ,
Reverse False Claims ,
Settlement ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Yates Memorandum