
Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
New Year, Renewed Focus on False Claims Act Risks for Recipients of US Funds
Jenner & Block - In the waning hours of 2025, news broke that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had sent Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs)...
DOJ Turns Up the Heat on Tariff Evasion: FCA, Trade Fraud, and What Importers Need to Know
Troutman Pepper Locke - In 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) made clear that tariff evasion and customs fraud now sit firmly within...
False Claims Act Insights – Rogue Employees: Vicarious Liability Under the False Claims Act
Husch Blackwell - Host Jonathan Porter welcomes back Husch Blackwell partner Lorinda Holloway to the podcast to discuss how organizations become liable for false...
Commercial Litigation Branch Head Outlines DOJ Enforcement Priorities, Reinforces (c)(2)(a) Dismissal Authority
Morgan Lewis - In keynote remarks delivered at ACI’s 13th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, Deputy Assistant Attorney General...
Government Contracts Enforcement: DOJ Publishes Fiscal Year 2025 False Claims Act Statistics
Holland & Knight - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published its statistics on False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments for fiscal...
Guilty Plea’s Ripple Effects on Civil Liability Under FCA
The defendants argued that their attorneys provided ineffective assistance by failing to inform them that their guilty pleas for healthcare fraud could have collateral...
FCA Retaliation Claim Fails — Ninth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendant
The employee alleged retaliation under the False Claims Act (FCA) for reporting compliance issues involving avionic software used in government contracts. The court concluded...
The False Claims Act Confronts DEI and DBE Programs
Troutman Pepper Locke - For more than 160 years, the False Claims Act (FCA) has been the federal government’s primary tool to combat fraud....
Billions to Boundaries: What Record False Claims Act Recoveries Mean for 2026 Compliance
Venable - Fiscal year (FY) 2025 will be remembered as a landmark year for the False Claims Act (FCA). On January 16, 2026, the...
Prosecuting False Claims in Defense Contracting
Centre Law & Consulting - Safeguarding national security from fraud in an era where defense budgets are under intense scrutiny relies heavily on the...
DOJ’s Annual Report Suggests FCA Cases—Especially Qui Tam Cases—Will Continue to Surge in 2026
Husch Blackwell - The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently released its 2025 statistics for federal False Claims Act cases. With settlements and judgments exceeding...
Preventing False Claims Act Retaliation Claims: What Every Company Should Know
Mintz - False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation claims pose a unique challenge for health care employers. Unlike FCA fraud cases, these claims are easier...












