Oct 5, 2022 | False Claims Act
Boeing has filed a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) suit brought by Relator Ahmed Bashir, who alleges that Boeing used an unqualified subcontractor on a $3.9 billion contract to build Air Force One aircraft. Bashir originally filed suit in April 2019, with...
Oct 5, 2022 | False Claims Act
The DOJ just announced that the owners of three Illinois home health care companies will serve prison time for their roles in a $6.7 million health care fraud scheme. Patricia Omorogbe and Felix Omorogbe (the “Omorogbes”) were sentenced to two years and 18 months,...
Sep 29, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud
On September 26, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that pharmaceutical giant Biogen, Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying prescribing physicians kickbacks in exchange for prescribing...
Sep 19, 2022 | False Claims Act
The False Claims Act (“FCA”) continues to be a significant tool for the government to ensure compliance with companies that contract with the United States. The FCA prohibits any person from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, a false or fraudulent...
Sep 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
The Eleventh Circuit agreed with a Florida district court’s ruling that an employee needs “at least an objectively reasonable belief” that they engaged in protected conduct to recover for retaliation under the False Claims Act (FCA), and the FCA does not cover general...
Aug 24, 2022 | False Claims Act
The Department of Justice just announced that Universal Helicopters Inc. (UHI) and Dodge City Community College (DC3) have agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). It was alleged that UHI and DC3 falsely certified...