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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

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DOJ Launches Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program - On August 1, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the details of its new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. According to the DOJ, the...more

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Engaging in Activities that Violate Federal Law? DOJ Scrutiny of PPP Loan Recipients Turns to Ancillary Companies Supporting the...

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Since its inception, the cannabis industry has always existed alongside significant regulatory and compliance challenges. These largely stem from the fact that the manufacture, distribution and possession of marijuana remains...more

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Pharmacies and Pharmacists in the Crosshairs: DOJ’s $408 million Settlement with Rite Aid

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Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Rite Aid, ten subsidiaries, and affiliate pharmacies agreed to settle allegations that Rite Aid violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the False Claims Act...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Announces Agreement With Rite Aid to Settle Allegations of Violating the FCA and CSA in Relation to...

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DOJ Announces Agreement With Rite Aid to Settle Allegations of Violating the FCA and CSA in Relation to Opioid Dispensing - On July 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Rite Aid Corporation and 10 of its...more

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Rite Aid and OptumRx Settlements Highlight Enforcement Focus on Pharmacy Corresponding Responsibility for Dispensing Controlled...

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On July 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nearly $410 million settlement with Rite Aid Corporation to resolve allegations that Rite Aid and its affiliates ignored red flags and knowingly dispensed unlawful...more

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BOLO: Cannabis Qui Tam Actions

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Due to federal illegality, the cannabis industry has long been plagued by federal agencies taking a variety of different enforcement approaches to cannabis businesses. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to the National...more

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False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2024

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Despite the recent downward trend in DOJ healthcare industry settlements, the first quarter of 2024 saw many noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) and civil healthcare fraud settlements related to alleged kickbacks, medically...more

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DOJ Releases Annual Civil Fraud Recovery Statistics and Results…A Look Behind the Numbers

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On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual report of civil fraud recoveries for FY2023, along with a press release highlighting DOJ’s civil enforcement efforts.  Our top ten observations from...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Files FCA Complaint Against Major Pharmacy Retailer Based on Alleged Violations of Controlled...

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DOJ Files FCA Complaint Against Major Pharmacy Retailer Based on Alleged Violations of Controlled Substances Act - On March 13, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it filed a complaint in intervention...more

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[Event] 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement - March 14th - 15th, Washington, DC

Join American Conference Institute at the 6th Annual Summit on Controlled Substances – Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement on March 14-15, 2023, in Washington. Hear from leading stakeholders, discuss your most pressing...more

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EnforceMintz — Despite Some Setbacks, Enforcement Authorities Continue to Focus on the Opioid Supply Chain

Individuals and entities in the opioid supply chain continue to be a top enforcement priority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other enforcement agencies, and we expect this trend will continue in 2023. Federal...more

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Summer 2022: Key Trends in Pharmacy Enforcement Actions

Pharmacies have long been a focus of enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG). This summer has been no exception, with the...more

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Texas Hospital to Pay Over $3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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John Peter Smith Hospital (JPS) agreed to pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by upcoding hundreds of claims submitted to federal healthcare programs. Texas Hospital to...more

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False Claims Act Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

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Earlier this summer, Ethan P. Davis, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) delivered remarks addressing DOJ’s top priorities for enforcement actions related...more

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DOJ Expands New Enforcement Tactic – Obtains TRO to Prevent Pharmacy From Dispensing Opioids

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On February 8, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) in the Middle District of Tennessee against two pharmacies, their owner and three pharmacists from dispensing...more

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DOJ Levels False Claims Act at Pharmacies to Combat Opioid Crisis

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This month the Department of Justice brought a “first of its kind” action against two pharmacies, their owner, and three pharmacists for allegedly dispensing and billing Medicare for prescriptions in violation of both the...more

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DOJ Updates its Justice Manual to Include Section Limiting Use of Guidance Documents in Litigation

Nearly one year ago, on January 25, 2018, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Regulatory Reform Task Force issued a memorandum entitled “Limiting Use of Agency Guidance Documents In Affirmative Civil Enforcement Cases.” Many...more

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