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On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a ruling in one of two cases litigating the issue of whether a defendant can skirt False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability by developing “objectively reasonable” interpretations of the law. The cases against retail chains...
On Monday, May 22, 2022, a Georgia federal judge dismissed most of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) claims against medical equipment manufacturer Ermi LLC in a lawsuit filed by the company’s ex-chief compliance officer. The same judge also dismissed the entirety of the...
In what appears to be good news for Connecticut whistleblowers, on May 10, 2023, Connecticut’s State House approved legislation to expand the scope of the State’s False Claim Act (“FCA”). The State House sent the bill to the State Senate for further action. The...
A pair of high stakes False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases went to oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 18. Both cases concern the FCA’s “scienter” requirement and whether defendants can skirt the Act’s harsh penalties by developing “reasonable...
A California federal judge recently dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Allergan Inc., because the claims identified by the whistleblower were prohibited under the FCA’s Public Disclosure Bar. The case was brought by whistleblower...
Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, and David L. Haron, Of Counsel, are pleased to announce the more than $69 million settlement of a False Claims Act case brought on behalf of our whistleblower client Stacy Goldsholl against Covenant Medical Center, Covenant Healthcare System,...
On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice released its annual False Claims Act (“FCA”) Report for the fiscal year 2022 (“Report”). The Report revealed that FCA litigation resulted in only $2.2 billion in settlements and recoveries in the fiscal year 2022,...
On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court accepted two petitions for review in whistleblower cases. The cases are Proctor v. Safeway Inc. and Schutte et al. V. SuperValu Inc.
The ever-changing domain of False Claims Act (“FCA”) litigation is getting a busy start to the New Year with several notable developments set to play out in 2023, which will set important future trends regarding whistleblowers. The Department of Justice’s Dismissal...
Our partner Dave Scher was recently interviewed on behalf of one of our courageous whistleblower clients for an updated story on the Dallas Independent School District. Click the video below to learn more. Click here for our previous post on this case.
