Regulations, Compliance, & Enforcement
One Part Legal, One Part Behavioral: A Winning Recipe for a More Thoughtful Compliance Program
Sheppard Mullin - In an article for Compliance Week, Jonathan Aronie writes about how compliance programs work best when they are built for how...
A Decade Later, Escobar Is Still Shaping FCA Cases
Bradley - A decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Universal Health Services Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar. It was the most consequential...
The Relators Made Claims but Couldn’t Prove False Claims Act Violations
The relators alleged that the defendant misrepresented the size and capacity of its three-yard dumpsters and overbilled federal and state governmental customers, in violation...
DOJ’s New FCA Fast Track Could Mean Earlier Whistleblower Litigation
Morgan Lewis - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is changing how it reviews certain False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower cases, and organizations participating...
The Feds Are Telling You How to Mitigate FCA Liability; Have You Paid Attention?
Corporate Compliance Insights - “A compliance program that is more form than substance.” If that sounds familiar, your company could be on shaky ground...
AI-Assisted Billing Could Create FCA Pitfalls: How Healthcare Companies Can Get Ahead of Risk
McGuireWoods - Across the healthcare industry, providers are increasingly relying on AI-assisted billing tools to automate medical coding, prior authorization workflows, and the submission...
Exposure Risks and Practical Tips for Contractors on Federally Funded Projects due to Build America Buy America Laws
Hinckley Allen - Construction contractors and their employees can face significant civil and criminal exposure under state and federal False Claims Acts, among other...
DOJ to Fast-Track FCA Intervention Decisions
Alston & Bird - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is sharply accelerating its review of benefits-fraud qui tam cases. Our White Collar, Government &...
Mandatory Disclosure Rule Best Practices for Government Contractors
Bradley - Government contractors operate in one of the most heavily regulated business environments in the world. Among the most significant compliance obligations facing...
Government Contractor and Executives to Pay $21.3M to Resolve Fraud Scheme Involving Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracts
DOJ - Broadway Electric Inc. (Broadway), Cornerstone Contracting Inc. (Cornerstone), Chief Executive Officer John Oehler, and President Christian Blake agreed to pay $21.3 million...
Relators Failed to Prove Defendant’s Knowledge in FCA Case
The relators alleged that Amazon caused foreign manufacturers selling fur products through its platform to submit false customs forms and evade tariffs and import...
The Evolving Procurement Fraud Landscape: Emerging Risks for Government Contractors
GW Law - This Briefing Paper examines the evolving landscape of procurement fraud enforcement and identifies emerging risk areas that government contractors should monitor....
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