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2017 year in review: the False Claims Act

USA - January 29 2018 The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), continued to be a significant focus of government and whistleblower activity in 2017. This…

Stacy Brainin, Neil Issar, Taryn McDonald, Christopher Rogers, Nicole Somerville, Kenya S. Woodruff

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Whistleblower’s $219 million False Claims Act Suit

USA - June 28 2017 Last month, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a whistleblower’s $219 million False Claims Act suit against a pharmaceutical company for…

Taryn McDonald

2016 Year in Review - the False Claims Act January 2017

USA - January 25 2017 On December 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice reported that it recovered more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from FCA cases…

Stacy Brainin, Carrington M. Giammittorio, Benjamin Goodman, Neil Issar, Jennifer S. Kreick, Taryn McDonald, Lisa M. Prather, Christopher Rogers, Nicole Somerville, Jasmine Culpepper Tobias, Phong Tran, Kenya S. Woodruff

Seventh Circuit Requires Objective Standards in Medical Necessity Cases

USA - November 2 2016 The Seventh Circuit recently held that a relator’s subjective evaluation of medical necessity, standing alone, is not a sufficient basis for a fraud…

Taryn McDonald

2015 year in review - The False Claims Act

USA - January 28 2016 The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq. (“FCA”) continued to be a significant focus of government and whistleblower activity in 2015. This…

Stacy Brainin, Andrew Guthrie, Jennifer S. Kreick, William Marsh, Sean McKenna