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  1. June 21, 2019

    Biggest Health And Life Sci Rulings Of 2019: Midyear Report

    The first half of 2019 saw an extraordinary eruption of important court decisions likely to leave lasting marks on the opioid crisis, the False Claims Act, the Affordable Care Act and Medicare reimbursement. Here, Law360 takes stock of consequential health care and life sciences rulings that lawyers need to know.

  2. April 17, 2019

    DOJ Dismissal Power Looking Wobbly In FCA Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice's newly launched campaign to shrink its False Claims Act docket has hit surprising turbulence as federal judges scrutinize the DOJ's willingness to look the other way on alleged fraud and its disparagement of a company that specializes in bringing FCA cases.

  3. April 04, 2019

    DOJ Must Explain FCA Dismissals, Judge Rules

    The U.S. Department of Justice must have a legitimate reason for dismissing whistleblower False Claims Act suits, a Pennsylvania federal judge said in a ruling that signals limits on the government’s new spree of FCA dismissals.

  4. January 23, 2019

    FCA Co. Torches DOJ Effort To Scuttle Suits

    A company that specializes in bringing False Claims Act cases has launched a scorched-earth attack on the U.S. Department of Justice for seeking dismissal of nearly a dozen suits it filed, accusing the DOJ of trying to "legalize certain kickbacks" to doctors from drugmakers.

  5. December 18, 2018

    DOJ Aims Torpedo At 11 FCA Kickback Suits

    In a striking development, the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to terminate 11 False Claims Act cases involving a new theory that patient assistance services supplied by drugmakers are unlawful kickbacks.