Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $25 million settlement with three Accenture entities to resolve allegations that they violated the FCA by engaging in conduct DOJ […]
In a landmark decision in Zafirov, the Eleventh Circuit yesterday rejected the argument that the FCA’s qui tam mechanism violates the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. Encouraged by concurring and dissenting opinions […]
On August 26, 2026, the Department of Justice announced a $541.5 million settlement with a Florida-based provider group serving beneficiaries in the retirement community to resolve allegations that the group […]
Earlier this week, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a $21.5 million settlement agreement with five Deloitte entities to resolve allegations that they violated the FCA by engaging in conduct […]
Earlier this month, the Second Circuit issued a notable decision on a rare FCA topic—whether a request to the government seeks “property,” such that the request falls within the FCA’s […]
On August 5, 2026, DOJ announced a $5.15 million settlement with a Taiwanese light-emitting diode (“LED”) manufacturer and its Texas-based subsidiary to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), […]
On August 3, 2026, DOJ announced a $14.1 million settlement with a management services organization (“MSO”) for primary care groups to resolve allegations that the organization violated the False Claims […]
Lawyers representing False Claims Act whistleblowers need to be mindful of a practical question before a qui tam complaint is filed: how far may counsel go in helping a client […]
On July 23, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that clinical lab Magnolia Diagnostics and its owners agreed to pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False […]
As we previously reported here, the Department of Justice has launched its Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (“FOCUS”) initiative. The initiative gives data miners an opportunity to meet […]