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False Claims Act Insights - Reality Checks: How to Approach Healthcare Transactions Without Triggering FCA Liability
Podcast - Discussing a DOJ Lawsuit Under the Civil-Fraud Initiative
False Claims Act Insights - Are the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions Unconstitutional? One Federal Judge Says “Yes"
Podcast - Cybersecurity Roundup: Analyzing New and Proposed Rules for Contractors
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False Claims Act Insights - Are All Healthcare “Kickbacks” Subject to FCA Liability?
False Claims Act Insights - If Everything Matters, Nothing Does: Parsing Materiality in FCA Disputes
False Claims Act Insights - Assessing the Fallout from a Thermonuclear FCA Verdict
False Claims Act Insights - Eureka! Government Investigators Seek Out Research Misconduct
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 3: Claims and Investigations
Common Scenarios Triggering False Claims Act Violations, Part 1: Gov. Contracts and Cybersecurity
False Claims Act Insights - Physician, Refer Thyself: How Stark Law and FCA Intersect
False Claims Act Insights - The Art and Science of Corporate Compliance in Managing FCA Risk
The Latest on Healthcare Enforcement
False Claims Act Insights - Railroaded! How to Approach the Twin Tracks of Parallel Proceedings
FCA Uncovered: Mitigating Risk in the Regulatory Spotlight — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
False Claims Act Insights - Are We Done Here? The Unique Dynamics of FCA Settlements
False Claims Act Insights - Help! I Got a Civil Investigative Demand from DOJ. What Do I Do?
The third quarter of this year brought numerous high-dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving a variety of industries and alleged conduct. Below are noteworthy resolutions that reflect recent enforcement trends....more
One avenue for whistleblowers to take to report fraud against the government is to file a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act. These lawsuits are complex because they have not two, but three parties to them –...more
The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more
The federal government awards billions of dollars each year in sponsored research funding to institutions of higher education, academic research institutions, non-profit organizations, and companies—making federal grants an...more
Whistleblower Watch is a comprehensive source for all False Claims Act (FCA) news and information. Every quarter, Cozen O’Connor will provide in-house counsel and compliance professionals with a summary of the most notable...more
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discusses Intel's potential receipt of billions of dollars in government funding to build secure facilities for producing microchips for U.S. military and intelligence applications....more
By now, the Supreme Court's June 2023 Students for Fair Admissions decision overturning affirmative action precedent, which Venable wrote about here, and has prompted institutions of higher education (IHEs) to review their...more
On December 26, 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly referred to as the "Uniform Guidance"). The...more
Cosmetic surgeries are on the rise. One study of cosmetic surgery data found that body procedures like tummy tucks, buttock augmentation, and liposuction increased by 63 percent from 2020 to 2021. Facelifts were up 54...more
On April 21, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of a painting subcontractor and its owner (defendants) under the federal wire fraud statute for conspiring to defraud the Department of Transportation...more
A Florida communications firm and its owner agreed to pay $293,771 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that they failed to secure personal information on a federally funded Florida children’s health insurance...more
The new Inflation Reduction Act includes a $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that will support competitive grants to national and local “green banks,” which will use the money to invest in projects and innovations...more
Litigation involving drug price reporting under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) has been very active in 2022. Most recently, on August 3, 2022, an Illinois federal jury levied a $61 million verdict against Eli...more
The Federal False Claims Act (FCA) prohibits knowingly submitting a false or fraudulent claim for compensation to the federal government. Federal enforcement actions under the FCA can be civil or criminal in nature, depending...more
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the launch of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative. The initiative will focus on using the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 9 (September, 2021) - A former Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researcher who was the principal investigator on a 2014 NIH award of $939,495.27 and...more
The False Claims Act (“FCA”), especially its qui tam component, has repeatedly proven to be the most effective weapon the federal government can employ to recover payments private citizens and entities fraudulently obtain. ...more
Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 2 (February 2021) - “I don’t want to be on the front page of the paper with my best researcher being dragged off in handcuffs. It doesn’t look good for our university,” a senior...more
On this week’s episode, John Lawrence, Leah Richardson, and John Rothermich discuss compliance requirements associated with federal funding provided to health care providers through the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, as well...more
As the country struggles with COVID-19, many companies have applied for and received funds under the CARES Act and its Payment Protection Program (“PPP”). Those companies must understand there are significant risks tied to...more
[co-author: Daniel Weinstein] - CARES Act, Payroll Protection, and Medicare Advance Payment Programs - This document was last updated on July 20, 2020 to reflect changes made by the Department of Health and Human...more
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
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) established the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), making available nearly $350 billion in loan funding to small businesses impacted by...more
While recent federal funding has provided a lifeline for some companies, accepting government assistance under the CARES Act also carries significant legal, political and reputational risks for recipients. Loans are the tip...more
...On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip James Clyburn, Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, and Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone held a press conference on a...more