Massive Penalty Spike Darkens the FCA Landscape

Posted on June 30, 2016 in Case Analysis, Damages, Statutes and Regulations

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In November 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 went into effect. One aspect of that act was the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The new law required that the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act and the False Claims Act (“FCA”) penalties be “corrected” to... Continue Reading →

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DOJ Seeks to Nearly Double Health Care Fraud Litigation Budget for 2016

Posted on February 4, 2015 in Government Intervention, Legal Updates

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Just three months ago, the Department of Justice announced a record year for False Claims Act recoveries totaling more than $5 billion – including $2.3 billion from health care defendants alone. Helping contribute to these recoveries was another record: over 700 whistleblower cases filed in 2014. Yesterday, as part of... Continue Reading →

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Qui Tam Complaints to Be Reviewed by Criminal Division

Posted on October 1, 2014 in Criminal Fraud, Government Intervention

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Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, announced recently that all new qui tam complaints would be “shared by the Civil Division with the Criminal Division as soon as the cases are filed.” Fraud prosecutors will now review all qui tam complaints to determine whether to open a parallel criminal... Continue Reading →

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