False Claims Act


The False Claims Act: A Powerful Tool Against Federal Health Care Program Fraud
January 7, 2019 | Rivkin Rounds Staff | False Claims Act | Fraud and Abuse | Litigation | Medical Devices and Wearables | Medicare and Medicaid | Pharmaceuticals

Evan Krinick authored an article, “The False Claims Act: A Powerful Tool Against Federal Health Care Program Fraud,” that was published in the New York Law Journal.  The article discusses recent actions taken by U.S. Attorneys in New York against health care providers under the FCA.

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DOJ Files Amicus Brief Declaring Intention to Dismiss FCA Case
December 12, 2018 | Geoffrey R. Kaiser | FDA | False Claims Act | Fraud and Abuse | Legislation and Public Policy | Litigation | Pharmaceuticals

On November 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to deny a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Gilead Sciences, Inc. from a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision which had revived a declined False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by two former

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“Factually False” Billings are Sufficient Basis for FCA Action
November 5, 2018 | Geoffrey R. Kaiser | False Claims Act | Fraud and Abuse | Litigation | Medicare and Medicaid

A federal district court in Illinois, in United States ex rel. Morgan v. Champion Fitness, Inc. et al., No. 1:13-cv-1593 (C.D. Ill, October 19, 2018), recently considered whether the materiality requirement set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Universal Health Servs., Inc. v. United States and Massachusetts, ex rel. Escobar, 136 S. Ct. 1989

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Kaiser to Present on PLI Panel on Enforcement Trends
November 5, 2018 | Eric D. Fader | False Claims Act | Fraud and Abuse | Medical Devices and Wearables | Pharmaceuticals

On November 16, 2018, Geoffrey R. Kaiser will join the faculty of the Practising Law Institute’s Life Sciences 2018: Navigating Legal Challenges in the Drug and Device Industries.

Jeff will participate on a panel entitled, “Enforcement Trends Impacting the Drug and Device Industries.” Topics covered will include the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, off-label

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