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Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2023
When being an ostrich is not enough: UK tailor wins dismissal of Illinois qui tam action
An Illinois Appellate Court affirmed a circuit court’s dismissal of a qui tam action filed against a United Kingdom-based tailoring shop. The court…
Bass Berry & Sims PLC | USA | 5 Nov 2020
Corporate Maneuvering Leads to Thorny First-to-File Bar Issues
Two partnerships and infighting between relators recently produced a series of difficult questions addressed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Bass Berry & Sims PLC | USA | 13 Feb 2020
Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review
Ensuring compliance with the False Claims Act has never been more important for healthcare providers. Governmental personnel and policy changes along…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 3 Apr 2019
When Research Misconduct Violates the False Claims Act: Lessons from Duke's $112.5M Settlement
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a False Claims Act qui tam action alleging…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 1 Apr 2019
Challenging the Relator's Standing to Bring a Qui Tam Can Open the Door to Jurisdictional Discovery
Is a relator’s release of claims valid and enforceable if she or he executed it prior to filing a False Claims Act qui tam against the same…
Arent Fox LLP | USA | 29 Mar 2019
Friday Enforcement Wrap: University Settles for $112.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims
The US Department of Justice announced on March 25 that Duke University agreed to a settlement in the amount of $112.5 million to resolve allegations…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 11 Mar 2019
Eighth Circuit Rejects FCA Claim for Failure to Allege Actual Claims for Payment
On February 11, 2019, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a group of relators’ qui tam suit against Crawford County Memorial Hospital for…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 4 Mar 2019
Qui Tam Quarterly
Qui Tam Quarterly is a quarterly publication authored by members of the K&L Gates Health Care Fraud & Abuse team highlighting emerging and pressing…
Phelps Dunbar LLP | USA | 26 Feb 2019
A Case to Keep In Your Pocket: Two Dismissal Rule Applies to Identical Qui Tam Cases Brought by Different Relators
I came across a small case to keep in your pocket as it might be needed one day: Arizona Medical Billing, Inc. v. FSIX LLC, 2019 U.S. Dist. Lexis…
Vinson & Elkins LLP | USA | 20 Feb 2019
2018 False Claims Act and Whistleblower Developments
Whistleblower activity has consistently increased over the past decade, with 2018 being no exception. Although the Department of Justice (“DOJ”)…
