Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
SuperValu: Relators’ SCOTUS Victory Turns Pyrrhic After Jury’s Defense Verdict and Denial of Post-Trial Motions
Dorsey & Whitney - Last week, after fourteen years of litigation, United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc. appears to have reached its...
GA Tech ‘Worked Hard to Educate’ DOJ; at $875K, FCA Amount Is Surprisingly Small
Health Care Compliance Association - Three years after two Georgia Tech cybersecurity officials filed suit claiming the institution had fabricated scores submitted to the...
The Trump Administration’s Latest Immigration-Enforcement Tool: The False Claims Act
Arnold & Porter - As the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to expand its use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to advance...
Eleventh Circuit Allows Qui Tam Relators to Avoid Complaint Dismissal by Using Information Obtained in Discovery
Epstein Becker Green - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held in United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able...
Court Dismisses FCA Claims, Finds Government Cannot Prove Intent or Materiality
The government alleged that the defendant violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for counseling services that warranted payment but were not provided...
DOD Finalizes CMMC Rules, Adding Cybersecurity and False Claims Act Compliance Risks
Morgan Lewis - The US Department of Defense has issued its final rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, effective November 10, 2025....
DOJ Increases Scrutiny on E-Verify Compliance: Key Takeaways for Federal Contractors
Warner Norcross - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a second False Claims Act (FCA) settlement this year involving violations of employment...
The Importance of Outside Counsel in False Claims Act Investigations
Compliance Podcast Network - In this episode, Tom Fox welcomes Arthur Gollwitzer from the law firm of Jackson Walker to discuss the merits of...
Defendants Argued Public Disclosure Bar Precluded Relator’s FCA Case. Why Didn’t the Court Agree?
Relators in a qui tam action accused the defendant of fraudulently obtaining bidding credits through misrepresentations about its control of a telecommunications company. The...
Cyberfraud: A New Era of False Claims Act Liability Risk
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder - False Claims Act (FCA) cybersecurity enforcement has emerged as a Department of Justice (DOJ) priority under the second Trump...
U.S. ex rel. v. JD Eckman: Court Dismisses FCA Claim Over Bridge Project Billing
The Whitcomb Selinsky Law Group - JD Eckman, Inc., a Pennsylvania construction company, performed work on several federally funded highway projects subject to the...
Recent Developments in FCA Cybersecurity Enforcement for Government Contractors
Hogan Lovells - The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has kept busy in pursuing cybersecurity-related fraud in government contracts resulting in seven settlements. These...
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