Last week, the EDNY and the DOJ Consumer Protection Branch brought a civil enforcement action against defendants who manufacture and sell an herbal tea product called B4B Earth Tea Extra Strength (“Earth Tea”). Earth Tea...more
3/7/2022
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Misrepresentation ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Plant Based Products ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Social Media ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Compound prescription drugs have increasingly become a target for DOJ health fraud enforcement activities. ...more
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice Civil Division announced guidelines for factors to consider and credit to be given in False Claims Act investigations and prosecutions....more
In federal criminal investigations, corporate health care providers have faced a Department of Justice increasingly focused on individuals, one that has limited or foreclosed cooperation credit for corporations not providing...more
12/18/2018
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Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Individual Accountability ,
Professional Misconduct ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum
The Department of Justice issued two memoranda at the start of 2018 that may have important effects on health care fraud investigations and prosecutions under the False Claims Act.
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