Oct 6, 2020 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
On September 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a press release regarding a nationwide enforcement action involving 345 defendants allegedly responsible for submitting more than $6 billion in fraudulent healthcare claims. According to the DOJ,...
Sep 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Employment Law
As employers continue efforts to return to normal amid a raging pandemic, they continue to be confronted with how to safely resume operations as guidance from the scientific community evolves while still complying with employment laws like the Americans with...
Sep 28, 2020 | Administrative Law, General
The State of Georgia is taking steps that allow licensees to grow cannabis and produce low THC oil(1) that can be used for defined medicinal purposes. In 2015, the Georgia General Assembly enacted “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” which is a law that allows patients to possess...
Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, FINRA
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced courts and ADR forums across the country to grapple with how to safely conduct hearings and other in-person proceedings. FINRA began making changes in early March, when it administratively postponed all in-person arbitration and...
Sep 11, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On September 10, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt delivered remarks at the PPP Criminal Fraud Enforcement Action Press Conference. A written version of his remarks can be accessed here. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was part of the CARES Act,...
Sep 11, 2020 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
Even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) has remained one of the federal government’s top tools to investigate and punish alleged fraud, waste, and abuse in relation to federal programs, particularly federal healthcare programs. In...
Aug 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On August 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a press release regarding the strengthening of COVID-19 surveillance and the publication of interim final rule CMS-30401-IFC. Although the press release mainly addresses nursing home...
Aug 31, 2020 | False Claims Act
The Georgia Court of Appeals recently ruled on a case involving interpretation of the Georgia Taxpayer Protection False Claims Act (“TPFCA”), O.C.G.A. §23-3-120, et seq., which has not been the subject of many court opinions. The TPFCA authorizes the State of Georgia...
