May 14, 2024 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act
On May 13, the Department of Justice announced that now-bankrupt financial technology company Kabbage Inc. (d/b/a KServicing) has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by “knowingly submitting...
May 14, 2024 | Copyright Infringement
Earlier this year, we wrote about the Supreme Court’s questioning of a record company’s bid to cap damages for copyright infringement occurring more than three years before the filing of suit. On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of plaintiff Sherman...
May 13, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Baptist Health System, a Florida-based hospital system, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by offering improper discounts to federal health care...
May 8, 2024 | Criminal Matters, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On May 2nd, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an opioid manufacturer was ordered to pay $1.086 billion in criminal fines and an additional $450 million in criminal forfeiture for violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. This marks the...
May 8, 2024 | Government Investigations
On May 2nd, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a lengthy sentence in a case involving the unlawful distribution of opioids. Thomas Romano, a 74-year-old resident of Wheeling, West Virginia, owned and operated a pain management clinic in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio....
May 8, 2024 | Government Investigations
Whistleblower regulations are evolving, and at the core of this evolution are programs designed to incentivize individuals to alert authorities when inappropriate actions have taken place. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has taken another step to incentivize...
May 8, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ reached a settlement with Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health) to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Baptist Health is a not-for-profit Florida parent corporation for a network of hospitals and medical providers that submit...
May 7, 2024 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that Adarsh Gupta, a New Jersey doctor, was convicted of three counts of health care fraud and two counts of false statements relating to health care matters for causing the submission of over $5.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Dr. Gupta...
May 7, 2024 | Land Use Law, Land Zoning Law
Atlanta, like many major cities across the United States, is grappling with a severe shortage of affordable housing. Skyrocketing property values and rising construction costs have made homeownership an elusive dream for countless families. In response to this crisis,...
