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Hoyer Law Group, in partnership with co-counsel Donna MacKenzie of Olsman MacKenzie Peacock & Wallace, is pleased to announce a significant settlement in a False Claims Act case against Averhealth. The case, involving allegations of fraudulent drug testing...
Fraud within the Small Business Administration (SBA) programs has long been a concern, particularly within the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) sector. This blog delves into the rampant fraud issues and explores the significant changes in the...
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended (“WPA”), is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a...
False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements reached record-breaking numbers in fiscal year 2023. The majority of the settled FCA actions involved the healthcare industry, with $1.8 billion attributed to settlements related to managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies,...
A split continues among the federal appellate courts on the proper causation standard to apply in False Claims Act ("FCA") cases that are based on the Anti-Kickback Statute “AKS”). The split between courts is set to expand into the First Circuit, which will hear an...
New Areas of Fraud Emerge Due to the Expansion of Telehealth What is Telehealth? Telehealth/telemedicine allows your doctor to provide care without an in-person office visit. Telehealth is primarily done online on patients’ computers, tablets, or smartphones....
Defense contractor fraud continues to be one of the most active areas of False Claims Act (qui tam) litigation in the U.S. This type of fraud generally occurs when defense contractors submit false claims to the government regarding the products they manufacture or the...
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC is proud to announce that the U.S. Government successfully settled a portion of one of its client's claims against a California-based life sciences company, Exagen, Inc. Exagen makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions....
On Octoberr 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative through which the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is able to utilize the False Claims Act (“FCA”) as a tool to enforce cybersecurity standards required of federal...
On May 10, 2023, Connecticut’s General Assembly approved legislation expanding the scope of the State’s False Claim Act (“FCA”), allowing the bill to proceed to the State Senate for further action. The proposed legislation would expand the reach of the Act by removing...
