The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced that over $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and judgments had been reached during the 2021 fiscal year, with over $5 billion of those settlements...more
3/8/2022
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Clinical Laboratories ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Health ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Telehealth
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) has long been a powerful tool for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) — or private whistleblowers bringing suit on the DOJ’s behalf — to investigate and police activity financed with...more
7/2/2020
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Colleges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Financial Aid ,
Government Investigations ,
Research Funding ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
In a May 12, 2020 Keynote Address at the Securities Enforcement Forum West 2020, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Co-Director of Enforcement Steven Peikin discussed the SEC’s COVID-19-related enforcement...more