District Court Judge Calls for Investigation of Prosecutorial Misconduct in Disclosure FailuresMarch 8, 2021
Qui Tam Quarterly – Risky Business: Health Care Investments Pose Acute False Claims Act Risk for Private EquityMarch 5, 2021
Bench Trial Needed to Determine Whether Government Waited Too Long to Enforce Civil Penalties; United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit No. 19-5070, U.S. v Douglas F. Greer, et al.March 5, 2021
Malicious Prosecution Case Should Be Handled in District Where Underlying Qui Tam was Filed; United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:20-cv-00639, Marietta Area Healthcare Inc., et al. v. Michael A. King, et al.March 5, 2021
Multiple Motions to Compel Discovery Best Resolved by Original Court; United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division, No. 21-MC-09005-SRB. U.S. ex rel. Chris Purcell, et al. v. Gilead Sciences Inc.March 5, 2021
Difference Between CMS Conditions of Participation and Conditions of Payment Not Dispositive to Materiality; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 16-683, U.S., et al. ex rel. Timothy Sirls v. Kindred Healthcare Inc., et al.March 4, 2021
Relator Failed to Show Employer Knew He Engaged in Protected Activity; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, No. 8:14-cv-778-T-33AAS, Darius Clarke M.D., et al. v. HealthSouth Corporation, et al.March 4, 2021
Supreme Court Declines Request to Address False Claims Act Liability For Medically Unnecessary ServicesMarch 4, 2021
Supreme Court Declines To Clarify the Standard for Proof of Falsity Under the False Claims ActMarch 4, 2021
Relator’s SAC IDs False Claims and Statements in Alleged Financial “Recycling” Scheme; United States District Court for the District of Arizona No. CV-18-8040-PCT-DGC, U.S. ex rel. Gregory Kuzma v. Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation, et al.March 3, 2021
A Difference of Opinion Remains: The Third Circuit’s Rejection of an “Objective Falsity” Requirement for FCA Liability Stands After the Supreme Court Denies CertiorariMarch 3, 2021
SCOTUS Denies Certiorari in Cases Concerning FCA Liability Requirement, Objective Falsity Circuit Split Remains IntactMarch 3, 2021