Jul 14, 2022 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations
This month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two separate False Claims Act (FCA) settlement against major U.S. airlines. On July 1, the DOJ announced that Air France and KLM had agreed to pay $3.9 Million to resolve allegations that they violated the FCA by...
Jul 7, 2022 | False Claims Act
Last week, Delta Airlines agreed to settle claims brought by the Justice Department under the False Claims Act for $10.5 million. The U.S. Postal Service contracts with Delta (and other airlines) to take control of U.S. mail at several U.S. or international locations,...
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 | 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 8, 2022 | False Claims Act
On June 2, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia announced that a Middle District Judge had ruled in the government’s favor against Middle Georgia Family Rehab in a case involving allegedly false claims submitted to TRICARE and...
