- The Department of Justice (DOJ) will focus its civil enforcement activity on fraud and other illegal actions relating to COVID-19, including with respect to CARES Act stimulus programs and consumer products marketed for use...more
7/6/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Qui Tam
- Federal emergency authorities targeting COVID-19 provide important protections to businesses for certain actions in connection with the national response to the public health crisis.
- The protections include immunity...more
4/22/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Immunity ,
Liability ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) ,
Sanctions ,
Stark Law ,
Volunteers ,
Waivers
While the United States now leads the world with the number of reported cases of COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (or “the Act”) takes major, though perhaps still incomplete, steps...more
4/1/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Supplies ,
Medical Testing ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Relief Measures