Liu v. SEC: Supreme Court Upholds the SEC’s Disgorgement Power But the Quagmire ContinuesJuly 22, 2020
North Texas Doctor to Pay $210,000 to Settle Allegations of Accepting Illegal InducementsJuly 22, 2020
Expert Witnesses Cannot Use Discovery Information to Launch Own Qui Tam Action; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts No. 12-10896-MPK, U.S. ex rel. Dr. Antoni Nargol & Dr. David Langton v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., et al.July 21, 2020
Relators Plausibly Alleged Hospital Overbilled Medicare by Submitting False Facility Addresses, Billing Codes; United States District Court for the District of Idaho No. 2:17-cv-00314-CWD, U.S. ex rel. Robbie Garrett and James Daniel Garrett v. Kootenai Hospital DistrictJuly 21, 2020
Updated DOJ Compliance Guidance Must be Reviewed and Implemented in Light of Privacy RegulationsJuly 21, 2020
Supreme Court Upholds SEC Penalty, but Tasks Ninth Circuit with Defining Wrongful “Profits”July 21, 2020
Oklahoma City Hospital and Co-Defendants Will Pay $72.3 Million To Settle Stark Law ViolationsJuly 21, 2020
Inconclusive Studies, Reasonable Difference of Medical Opinion No Basis for FCA Claims; United States District Court for the Central District of California No. 8:18-cv-01250-JLS-DFM, U.S. et al. v. DaVita Inc., et al.July 20, 2020
Government Unhappy With Order to Pay for Contractor’s FCA Defense But Doesn’t Challenge the Reasonableness of the Request; COFC No. 17-1763C, The Tolliver Group Inc. v. United StatesJuly 20, 2020
Sixth Circuit Finds Public Disclosure Bar Precludes Suit Against Related Entity for Corporate-Wide ConductJuly 20, 2020
Complying with Federal Contractor Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action RequirementsJuly 20, 2020
Supreme Court Upholds SEC Penalty, but Tasks Ninth Circuit with Defining Wrongful “Profits”July 20, 2020