May 10, 2023 | False Claims Act
Last month, Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) agreed to settle allegations that it overbilled the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for genetic tests performed by GeneDx, LLC (GeneDx), a third party laboratory used by LabCorp to perform genetic testing for...
May 3, 2023 | False Claims Act
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on two consolidated cases from the Seventh Circuit, U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, regarding the proper scienter standard in False Claim Act (“FCA”)...
Apr 19, 2023 | False Claims Act
On April 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a press release noting that Adobe agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations it paid kickbacks to companies in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA...
Apr 19, 2023 | False Claims Act
On March 28, 2023, the Sixth Circuit issued a notable decision in United States ex rel. Shannon Martin v. Darren Hathaway, a case involving alleged “remuneration” from a hospital to a local ophthalmologist in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). In its...
Apr 11, 2023 | False Claims Act
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a North Carolina Pharmacy agreed to pay more than $213K to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act. The federal FCA prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or...
Apr 11, 2023 | False Claims Act
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have discussed the government’s increased scrutiny of PPP loans. As a reminder, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) provided over $600 billion in PPP Loans to businesses during the peak fallout of the...
