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
/ Alternate Remedy ,
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
This year saw substantial activity in FCA settlements and litigated court cases. Although no single case or development dominated the discourse this year, several important court decisions were issued, including two that may...more
2/1/2021
/ Ambiguous ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Damages ,
Deficit Reduction ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Fee-Shifting ,
First-to-File ,
Fraud ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Reasonable Interpretations ,
Retaliation ,
Speaker Programs ,
Statute of Limitations
With a COVID-19 vaccine months away, practitioners and patients alike are increasingly desperate for viable treatment options. Now, new allegations suggest that some medical practitioners are fraudulently prescribing drugs...more