Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
The federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the federal government. The FCA prohibits any person from knowingly making, using, or causing to be made or...
Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Reliance Medical Systems LLC, along with its owners and two physician-owned distributorships (PODs), have agreed to pay $1 million to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit after the first day of trial. It is alleged that the defendants...
Jun 28, 2022 | Election Law
Redistricting after the 2020 Census in many instances led to upheaval and litigation. That certainly has been the case for Patty Durand, who is running for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), a state commission which oversees and regulates public...
Jun 28, 2022 | False Claims Act
The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the Polansky v. Executive Health Resources Inc., No. 19-3810 (3d Cir. Oct. 28, 2021) matter and is expected to resolve circuit splits on whether the government has authority to dismiss a relator’s qui tam action pursuant to...
Jun 28, 2022 | toxic tort
The Northern District of Georgia announced that Amin Ali, the owner of Goldstar Investment Group LLC, 7 Days Property Management Inc., and Rock Springs Farming LLC, has pleaded guilty to disposal of hazardous waste without a permit. According to court documents, in...
Jun 22, 2022 | White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Lazaro Hernandez, of Miami, was charged with conspiracy to deliver into interstate commerce adulterated and misbranded drugs, conspiracy to traffic in medical products with false documentation, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and specific...
Jun 22, 2022 | Government Contract
In 2020, the Georgia General Assembly proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow Georgians to more easily challenge the constitutionality of state laws and actions. The amendment, which voters overwhelmingly supported, waived sovereign immunity (otherwise...
Jun 17, 2022 | White Collar Crime
On June 10, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment by a federal grand jury of a former physician’s assistant, Theresa Pickering, in connection with alleged health care fraud, identity theft, and illegal...
