Jul 17, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
The False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most powerful civil tool to investigate and pursue claims against businesses and individuals who submit false or fraudulent claims to the government. Every year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) obtains billions of dollars...
Jul 16, 2025 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
On July 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Delta Air Lines had agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) “by awarding compensation to certain corporate officers and employees that exceeded...
Jul 13, 2025 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
Back in December 2019, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY) announced that it had filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act (FCA) against CVS Health and its subsidiary, Omnicare, “for fraudulently billing...
Jul 8, 2025 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ has made clear, yet again, that pandemic-era financial misconduct will not be swept under the rug. Rahul Shah, a 56-year-old businessman from Evanston, Illinois, has been convicted for orchestrating a scheme that siphoned over $55 million through obtaining...
Jul 5, 2025 | Civil Healthcare Litigation, DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Government Litigation, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
While much of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement has shifted away from white collar to other areas such as immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime, the Trump DOJ has made clear that it will continue to prioritize enforcement under the False...
Jul 3, 2025 | Civil Rights
Immigration enforcement in the form of ongoing and unprecedented ICE raids has been in just about every news cycle over the past 100+ days. Many stories have emerged about U.S. citizens being improperly detained by ICE. In just one of many examples, in late June,...
Jul 3, 2025 | Election Law, Government Affairs, Government Litigation
On July 2, 2025 the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed that election superintendents and board members have a mandatory duty to certify election results on time and without delay. Yesterday’s decision in Adams v. Fulton Cnty., A25A0685, 2025 WL 1822293 (Ga. Ct. App....
Jul 2, 2025 | Commercial Payor Audits, federal investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
The attorneys at Chilivis Grubman represent a wide variety of healthcare providers and suppliers in connection with Medicare audits and overpayment appeals. Clients often ask us how long a CMS contractor has to reopen a claim for purposes of conducting a post-payment...
Jul 1, 2025 | Land Use Law, Land Zoning Law
According to Urbanize Atlanta, the final phase of Georgia Tech’s Tech Square is a textbook example of how strategic land use planning can transform an urban landscape. What was once a Midtown block dominated by surface parking and low-rise office buildings is now...
Jun 30, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
Nearly every summer, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announces a large-scale healthcare fraud “takedown.” The DOJ announced its latest such action on June 30, 2025. In its press release, the DOJ announced that it had charged 324 defendants in...
