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Whistleblowers – A Powerful Antidote To Private Equity Abuses In Healthcare?

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Senate testimony focusing on the impact of the rising presence of private equity (PE) firms’ control of major healthcare providers touched on the “substantial overlap between the risks associated with private equity ownership...more

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DOJ Renews Focus on Private Equity Amid Record False Claims Act Enforcement

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2023 was another record year for False Claims Act enforcement. On February 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the federal government and whistleblowers were party to a record number of FCA...more

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Whistleblower Lawyers Use False Claims Act to Target Private Equity Firms Invested In Healthcare and Life Sciences

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Recent developments demonstrate that sponsor-backed companies in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, and in some instances private equity firms and professionals, have entered a new era of heightened regulatory scrutiny...more

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Department of Justice and State Attorneys General Pursue Private Equity Firms Under the False Claims Act

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On October 14, 2021, the Massachusetts Attorney General (MA AG) announced a $25 million settlement with South Bay Mental Health Center, Inc.’s (SBMHC) private equity owner and two former executives for allegedly causing false...more

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Caveat Emptor: Private Equity Firms Are Increasingly Vulnerable to Qui Tam Lawsuits

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has settled six qui tam lawsuits brought in various jurisdictions by whistleblowers against a private equity firm and its portfolio healthcare companies. ...more

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What PE Firms Need to Know about Whistleblower Risk & How to Mitigate It

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Private Equity firms face risk from whistleblowers within their portfolio companies. There are some industries that are more susceptible to whistleblower risk, such as health care, telecom and military contracts....more

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