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 […]
Learn More January 20, 2023 | Posted By: Emma Doull
On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court accepted two petitions for review in whistleblower cases. The cases are Proctor v. Safeway Inc. and Schutte et al. V. SuperValu Inc.
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January 12, 2023 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
The ever-changing domain of False Claims Act (“FCA”) litigation is getting a busy start to the New Year with several notable developments set to play out in 2023, which will set important future trends regarding whistleblowers. The Department of Justice’s Dismissal Authority Debate The first notable case is Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, which challenges […]
Learn MoreJanuary 10, 2023 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC
Our partner Dave Scher was recently interviewed on behalf of one of our courageous whistleblower clients for an updated story on the Dallas Independent School District. Click the video below to learn more. Click here for our previous post on this case.
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