$4.5 Million Hangover: Defendant Who Regrets Not Engaging Counsel Denied Do-Over of FCA Settlement; United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina No. 3:17-CV-00037, United States ex rel. Taryn Hartnett and Dana Shoched v. Physicians Choice Laboratory Services, et al.October 5, 2021
$400K for 2 Weeks Work: Court Awards Relator Significant Backpay Recovery; United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma No. 12-CV-605-TCK -CDL, U.S. ex rel. Nicole Olcott v. Southwest Home Health Care Inc. and Dr. Roger Lee KinneyOctober 5, 2021
OFCCP Issues Second Construction Contractor Audit List, Increasing Scrutiny of Contractor ComplianceOctober 4, 2021
Fired Employee Alleges Employer Unlawfully Retaliated Against Him For Complaining of PPP FraudOctober 4, 2021
Global Advertising Group WPP Settles Multiple Local Bribery Charges with SEC for $19.2 MillionOctober 4, 2021
Does Your Contract Work Abroad Require A Combatting Trafficking In Persons Compliance Plan? Now Is A Good Time To CheckOctober 1, 2021
Court Dismisses Huntington Ingalls FCA Case: Relators Fail to Show Subcontractors’ Non-conforming Parts were Billed to Navy; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 3:14-cv-1256-TJC-PDB, U.S. ex rel. 84Partners LLC v. Huntington Ingalls Industries, et al.October 1, 2021
Communications with Third-Party Auditor Not Covered by Privilege, Even When Government Requires the Audit; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, No. 4:14-CV-00833, U.S. ex rel. Andrew Mitchell v. CIT Bank, et al.October 1, 2021
Devon Energy Will Pay $6.15 Million for Allegedly Underpaying Royalties for Natural GasOctober 1, 2021
District Court Says SCA Reporting Put Defendant on Notice of Potential FCA Lawsuit; United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, No. 8:20-cv-03558-PWG, Samuel Mason v. Netcom Technologies Inc.September 30, 2021