Aug 18, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
We write frequently about the federal False Claims Act (FCA), which is the federal government’s most powerful civil fraud fighting tool. Healthcare providers, government contractors, and any other business that submits claims for reimbursement to the federal...
Aug 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) allows private whistleblowers (known as “Relators”) who have knowledge of FCA violations to file lawsuits on behalf of the government and, in exchange, receive between 15% and 30% of the government’s eventual...
Aug 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Healthcare Transactions
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) represents one of – if not the – top regulatory and liability risk that healthcare providers face when doing business with federal healthcare programs (FHPs) including Medicare and Medicaid. The FCA prohibits, among other things,...
Aug 11, 2025 | Land Use Law
According to Axios Atlanta, Findley Plaza, the iconic public space at the heart of Little Five Points, is getting a long-overdue upgrade. With construction now underway on an $830,000 renovation, the redesign reflects key land use priorities: pedestrian comfort,...
Aug 11, 2025 | Health Care
Federal health leaders have excluded major medical organizations including the American Medical Association (AMA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP), and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), from...
Aug 11, 2025 | Atlanta News
A Fulton County judge has ruled that the Fulton County Board of Commissioners must confirm two Republican nominees, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, to the county’s Board of Registration and Elections. The decision, issued by Senior Superior Court Judge David Emerson,...
Aug 8, 2025 | False Claims Act
On July 25, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion in a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam case styled United States ex rel. Sedona Partners LLC v. Able Moving & Storage Inc., et al. (No. 22-13340). Eleventh Circuit Judge Jill Pryor,...
Jul 31, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
As we write about regularly, the False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most powerful civil fraud-fighting tool, giving the government the ability to conduct sweeping investigations and pursue treble (3x) damages and per-claim penalties. Moreover, the...
Jul 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to restrict 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a derivative of the kratom plant that is commonly sold online and in vape stores. Citing concerns that 7-OH has opioid-like effects and could be similarly addictive, Health...
Jul 24, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
In yet another False Claims Act (FCA) settlement involving avoidance of customs duties, on July 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that New Hampshire-based Global Plastics and Marco Polo International — both subsidiaries of MGI International...
