Years of Internal Complaints Sufficient to Put Employer on Notice of Possible FCA Action; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida No. 2:21-cv-207-SPC-MRM, Amber Rucker v. Great Dane Petroleum Contractors Inc.September 22, 2021
Allegations Publicly Disclosed Even Though Newspaper Accounts Did Not Specifically Cry Fraud; United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia No. 5:19-cv-00004, U.S. ex rel. William Sanders, et al. v USAA Federal Savings Bank, et al.September 22, 2021
DOJ Announces Charges Against 138 Individuals in Healthcare Fraud Cases Totaling $1.4 BillionSeptember 22, 2021
Cardiologist Pays $6.75 Million to Settle Allegations of Claims for Unjustified ProceduresSeptember 22, 2021
Seventh Circuit Reverses Ruling on Knowledge Element, Finding Defendant Had to Know High-Cost Services Were Material to High Capitation Rate; United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit No. 20-2243, U.S. ex rel. Thomas Prose v. Molina Healthcare of Illinois Inc. and Molina Healthcare Inc.September 21, 2021
Dissent: Materiality Not Shown Where Defendant Failed to Provide One Service Out of Many Possible Services; United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit No. 20-2243, U.S. ex rel. Thomas Prose v. Molina Healthcare of Illinois Inc. and Molina Healthcare Inc.September 21, 2021
False Claims Act Spotlight (2 of 3): Recent Proposed Amendments to the FCA Fall Short of Cohesive and Substantive ChangeSeptember 21, 2021
The Long Arm: OFAC Settlement Underscores Sanctions Compliance Requirements That Reach Beyond the US DollarSeptember 21, 2021
Whistleblowers Don’t Have Super Powers: Whistleblower Protections Don’t Equal Workplace ImmunitySeptember 21, 2021
Prosthetic Supplier Sentenced for Bribing Walter Reed Official for Millions in BusinessSeptember 21, 2021
Federal Court Permits Government Intervention in FCA Case After Seven Years After Finding “Good Cause”September 20, 2021
Questioning Disgorgement Remedies in Light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC DecisionSeptember 20, 2021
Court Can Infer Conspiracy When Kickback Allegations Heavily Dependent on Cooperation Among the Defendants; United States District Court for the District of Kansas No. 17-2060-DDC-KGG, U.S. ex rel. Thomas Schroeder v. Medtronic Inc. and Hutchinson Regional Medical CenterSeptember 20, 2021
OFAC Settles with Bank of China for $2.3 Million for Violation of Now-Repealed Sudan Sanctions ProgramSeptember 20, 2021
Contractor Spent $150,000 Bribing HUD Officials for Inside Information on ContractsSeptember 20, 2021
Renewable Energy and Low-Carbon Technologies: Anti-Corruption Lessons Worth BillionsSeptember 17, 2021
