Defendants Can’t Duck Allegations They Billed for Services Provided to Absent Patients; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:16cv653, U.S. ex rel. Sethina Fortunatè and Michael Hockaday, et al. v. NDUTIME Youth and Family Services Inc., et al.September 25, 2020
Gilead Agrees to Pay $97 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Paying KickbacksSeptember 25, 2020
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda: Allegation of What Defendants “Would Have Done” Insufficient to Support Knowledge of False Claims; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 12 Civ. 5103 (LGS), U.S. ex rel. Michael I. Levine M.D. v. Vascular Access Centers L.P. et al.September 24, 2020
Sargeant Marine Inc. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $16.6 Million to Resolve Charges Related to Foreign Bribery Schemes in Brazil, Venezuela, and EcuadorSeptember 24, 2020
French Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes its Practical Guide on Corporate Gifts and Entertainment PoliciesSeptember 24, 2020
Corporation and Owner Distinct Legal Entities Capable of Entering Into Conspiracy; United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Southern Division, No. CIV 16-4115, U.S. ex rel. C. Dustin Bechtold M.D. and Bryan Wellman M.D. v. Wilson Asfora M.D., Medical Designs LLC, et al.September 23, 2020
The Eighth Circuit Teaches Relators: Don’t Ask a Question Unless You Can Plead the Answer Under Rule 9(b)September 23, 2020
Texas Woman Charged with Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $2 Million in COVID Relief FundsSeptember 23, 2020
Independent Board, Budget Means Agency Does Not Qualify for “Arm of the State” Immunity from FCA Complaint; United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida No. 19-61053-CIV-DIMITROULEAS, U.S. ex rel. Veronica Arven et al. v. the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association and the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan.September 22, 2020
Dismissal, Says Who? Recent Seventh and Ninth Circuit Decisions Offer Competing Views on DOJ’s Dismissal Authority under the False Claims Act, But Congress May Have the Last WordSeptember 22, 2020
