Sep 17, 2025 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On October 16, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that knee implant manufacturer Exactech Inc. had agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The press release noted...
Sep 2, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Trade Law
We have written previously (here, here, and here) about a marked increase in cusoms-related fraud enforcement, particularly in light of the current administration’s focus on increased tariffs on imported goods. This enforcement has included both criminal charges...
Aug 20, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
On August 19, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office had filed a lawsuit under the Florida False Claims Act (FCA) against textbook publishers McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Company. According to the state, the defendants failed to...
Aug 18, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
We write frequently about the federal False Claims Act (FCA), which is the federal government’s most powerful civil fraud fighting tool. Healthcare providers, government contractors, and any other business that submits claims for reimbursement to the federal...
Aug 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) allows private whistleblowers (known as “Relators”) who have knowledge of FCA violations to file lawsuits on behalf of the government and, in exchange, receive between 15% and 30% of the government’s eventual...
