A laboratory and its owners have agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to settle federal allegations that they submitted ...

With the first half of 2025 in the rearview mirror, the government’s continued focus on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement shows no signs of ...

Genco Lab submitted claims for medically unnecessary urine drug tests for Medicare, Medicaid beneficiaries living in sober ...

Last fall, U.S. District Court Judge Kathryn Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida ruled that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provision ...

1. Initial development of the False Claims Act. The False Claims Act, also known as the “Lincoln Law" after its primary proponent, President Abraham Lincoln, was initially developed during the Civil ...

The Department of Justice reported $2.2 billion in False Claims Act settlements across 351 cases in fiscal year 2022 ending on Sept. 30, 2022.

John P. Relman is the founding partner of Relman Colfax, a civil rights law firm, and Zoila Hinson is a partner at Relman Colfax and co-authored an explainer on the False Claims Act joined All Things ...

False Claims Act qui tam actions run the gamut of federally funded programs, from Medicare and Medicaid to defense and other government procurement contracts, federally insured mortgage and other ...

Consider the False Claims Act (FCA), a costly vector of potential liability for federal contractors. The law imposes liability on an individual who "knowingly presents, or causes to be presented ...

The modern-day False Claims Act protects whistleblowers who point out fraud and abuse in government. John Phillips, who helped author the law, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the rights ...

False claims Act whistleblowers filed 598 lawsuits in FY 2021, and the DOJ reported settlements and judgments exceeding $1.6 billion in cases filed this year and prior suits.

Because False Claims Act investigations are expensive, organizations should consider purchasing coverage for investigation defense fees triggered by the receipt of a subpoena or target letter as ...