No AKS Violation Where Relators Fail to Show Compensation for Referrals; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Aiken Division, No. 1:17-cv-01493-JMC, U.S. ex rel. Tanja Adams, et al. v. Remain at Home Senior Care LLC, et al.September 4, 2020
Healthcare Fraud Claims Fail to Show Link Between Alleged Fraudulent Diagnoses and Submission of Any Claims for Payment; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Aiken Division, No. 1:17-cv-01493-JMC, U.S. ex rel. Tanja Adams, et al. v. Remain at Home Senior Care LLC, et al.September 4, 2020
AbbVie Settlement Seems to End Period of Intense Scrutiny for Manufacturer Patient Support ProgramsSeptember 4, 2020
Phoenixville Hospital and Firstsource Solutions Agree to Pay $325,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Submitting Altered Government FormsSeptember 4, 2020
Court Dismisses Qui Tam Complaint Against Third-Party Hired by Defendant After Dates of Alleged Fraud; United States District Court for the District of Maryland No. DKC 17-3525, U.S. ex rel Christopher James Kelly-Creekbaum v. L’Academie de Cuisine Inc., et al.September 3, 2020
Dismissal of FCA Complaint Pursued Pro Se Should Have Been Without Prejudice; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit No. 20-11260, John Taylor and Tunya Taylor v. the Multiplan Network, et al.September 3, 2020
Worth the Wait? DOJ’s First FCPA Opinion in Six Years Finds that Payment to Government-Owned Entity Does Not Violate the FCPASeptember 3, 2020
Government May Have Continued to Pay Warzone Contractor Due to Urgent Need, but Those Payments Still Undercut the Relator’s Materiality Argument; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York No. 16 Civ. 1960 (LLS), U.S. Hassan Foreman v. AECOM, et al.September 2, 2020