Apr 29, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations
Although the majority of False Claims Act cases involve the healthcare industry, it is important to remember that the FCA is industry-agnostic; if you are doing business with the government, you are subject to its prohibitions. A Minnesota-based asphalt contractor...
Apr 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On April 4, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that it had filed a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act against Vohra Wound Physicians Management and its founder, Dr. Ameet Vohra. According to the DOJ, Dr. Vohra and his company allegedly submitted false...
Mar 30, 2025 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the “freedom from excessive fines.” In 2018, the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg held that this safeguard is “fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty.” Timbs v. Indiana. And yet, it is not...
Mar 27, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations
Last month, we wrote about the Trump Administration’s focus on tariffs and predicted that it would result in an increase in customs fraud cases. On March 25, the DOJ announced that a California-based importer of wood flooring and its owners agreed to pay $8.1...
Feb 28, 2025 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Back in January, we wrote about a district judge in Massachusetts who granted summary judgment in favor of a False Claims Act (FCA) defendant, ruling that the “but for” causation standard should be applied when violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)...
