November 16, 2023 | Posted By: Jessica Hoyer Estes
New Areas of Fraud Emerge Due to the Expansion of Telehealth What is Telehealth? Telehealth/telemedicine allows your doctor to provide care without an in-person office visit. Telehealth is primarily done online on patients’ computers, tablets, or smartphones. Legitimate Forms of Telehealth Talking to a doctor live over the phone or video chat Sending and receiving […]
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October 30, 2023 | Posted By: Jessica Hoyer Estes
Defense contractor fraud continues to be one of the most active areas of False Claims Act (qui tam) litigation in the U.S. This type of fraud generally occurs when defense contractors submit false claims to the government regarding the products they manufacture or the services they provide. The government has already received billions of dollars from […]
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October 18, 2023 | Posted By: Jessica Hoyer Estes
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC is proud to announce that the U.S. Government successfully settled a portion of one of its client’s claims against a California-based life sciences company, Exagen, Inc. Exagen makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions. Exagen agreed to pay $653,143 to resolve allegations that it paid specimen processing fees to […]
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October 06, 2023 | Posted By: Jessica Hoyer Estes
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative through which the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) can use the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as a tool to enforce cybersecurity standards required of federal contractors and grant recipients. Specifically, the DOJ can now target companies and individuals who allegedly […]
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July 07, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
On May 10, 2023, Connecticut’s General Assembly approved legislation expanding the scope of the State’s False Claim Act (“FCA”), allowing the bill to proceed to the State Senate for further action. The proposed legislation would expand the reach of the Act by removing current provisions that limit the scope of the law to state-administered health […]
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June 20, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a ruling in one of two cases litigating the issue of whether a defendant can skirt False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability by developing “objectively reasonable” interpretations of the law. The cases against retail chains Safeway Inc. and Supervalu Inc. have garnered significant attention within the FCA […]
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June 07, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
On Monday, May 22, 2022, a Georgia federal judge dismissed most of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) claims against medical equipment manufacturer Ermi LLC in a lawsuit filed by the company’s ex-chief compliance officer. The same judge also dismissed the entirety of the claims against Ermi’s chief executive officer, finding that the allegations against him […]
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May 25, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
In what appears to be good news for Connecticut whistleblowers, on May 10, 2023, Connecticut’s State House approved legislation to expand the scope of the State’s False Claim Act (“FCA”). The State House sent the bill to the State Senate for further action. The legislation expands the reach of the FCA by removing provisions that […]
Learn More April 27, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
A pair of high stakes False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases went to oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 18. Both cases concern the FCA’s “scienter” requirement and whether defendants can skirt the Act’s harsh penalties by developing “reasonable interpretations” of confusing or ambiguous regulations after the fact. The cases in question […]
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April 07, 2023 | Posted By: Julian Lortz
A California federal judge recently dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Allergan Inc., because the claims identified by the whistleblower were prohibited under the FCA’s Public Disclosure Bar. The case was brought by whistleblower and patent attorney Zachary Silbersher in May 2018. The whistleblower alleged that Allergan fraudulently obtained patents on […]
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March 29, 2023 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, and David L. Haron, Of Counsel, are pleased to announce the more than $69 million settlement of a False Claims Act case brought on behalf of our whistleblower client Stacy Goldsholl against Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Healthcare System, and two related physicians. You can read the full Department of Justice press […]
Learn More February 07, 2023 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice released its annual False Claims Act (“FCA”) Report for the fiscal year 2022 (“Report”). The Report revealed that FCA litigation resulted in only $2.2 billion in settlements and recoveries in the fiscal year 2022, the lowest amount since 2008. The relatively low amount of recoveries in […]
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