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When the Best Defense May Be a Good Offense: False Claims Act Counterclaims

A recent opinion from the Northern District of Georgia reminds False Claims Act defendants about a potentially powerful tool at their disposal—counterclaims. In United States ex rel. Cooley v. ERMI, […]

Ninth Circuit Panel Subtly Back-Pedals Prior Ruling on the Application of the Public Disclosure Bar in the False Claims Act Context

We previously wrote here regarding the Ninth Circuit’s decision in United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int’l Inc., 76 F.4th 843 (9th Cir. Aug. 3, 2023) (Valeant).  Earlier […]

DOJ Begins Memorializing Basis for Cooperation Credit in FCA Settlement Agreements

Recently, DOJ quietly began implementing what appears to be a new policy to memorialize in FCA settlements the basis for the settling company earning credit for various forms of cooperation.

Ninth Circuit Excludes Inter Partes Review Proceedings from Public Disclosure Bar and Greenlights Relator’s Qui Tam Claims Based on Patent Activity

In a recent decision, United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Valeant Pharmaceuticals Int’l Inc., 2023 WL 4940429 (9th Cir. Aug. 3, 2023) (“Valeant”), the Ninth Circuit ruled that the False […]

Court Finds That Qui Tam Relator Who Built Case From Patent Records Is Not an Original Source

A relator who scours public patent filings to “uncover” an alleged fraud against the government cannot avoid the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar by claiming to be an original […]

Court Rejects Application of the Public Disclosure Bar Due to DOJ’s Opposition

On January 24, 2023, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied a  motion to dismiss a qui tam suit premised on Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) allegations, […]

In Fraudulent Inducement Qui Tam, DOJ Once Again Invokes Dismissal Authority

As discussed here and here, DOJ during the last administration reinvigorated the use of its statutory authority to move to dismiss qui tam cases over a relator’s objections.  But over […]

Ninth Circuit Construes Post-2010 Public Disclosure Bar to Include Facts Disclosed During a Patent Office Patent Prosecution

In United States ex rel. Silbersher v. Allergan, Inc., 2022 WL 3652967 (9th Cir. Aug. 26, 2022), the Ninth Circuit ruled that the FCA public disclosure bar, as amended in […]

Court Rejects “Tenuous” Connection Between FDCA Regulatory Violations and Claims for Payment

Recently, a district court in the Southern District of Florida dismissed with prejudice a qui tam complaint premised on the alleged sale of products adulterated and misbranded under the Food […]

Latest DOJ COVID Crackdown Features Another Defendant Accused of Abusing Telehealth Waivers

With its latest announcement this week of a criminal crackdown of 21 defendants for their alleged participation in various health care related fraud schemes, DOJ has underscored its commitment to […]