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Daily Dicta: Big Banks Are Off the Hook, but Law Firm Faces Liability for Overbilling the Feds

Small-time law firms allegedly cheated the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars by inflating prices for foreclosure-related legal services.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

False Claims Case vs. Florida Wound Care Center Operator Settles for $22.5M

The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that Jacksonville-based Healogics Inc. has agreed to pay up to $22.51 million to settle allegations…
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Signature HealthCare Agrees to Pay $30M to Settle Medicare Claims

Signature Healthcare CEO and President Joe Steier said in an email: “This settlement allows us to move forward in serving our residents and families with quality health care and a commitment to compassion."
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Prior Disclosures Don't Kill False Claims Act Case Against Medtronic

Pointing to hazy law on what constitutes an "original source" of fraud allegations under the False Claims Act, a federal judge has ruled to keep alive a case alleging medical device manufacturer Medtronic paid kickbacks to doctors.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Taking Company Documents to Support Whistleblowing— When Is 'Self Help' Unlawful?

Even as federal protections for whistleblowers have expanded, employers can still take strategic actions to address employees taking confidential and proprietary business information to provide to a governmental agency or for use in a whistleblower action.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Plavix Qui Tam Suit Dismissed Over Reshuffling of Plaintiffs

A Trenton federal judge has dismissed a False Claims Act suit against Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb over anti-blood clot drug Plavix, citing a change in the composition of the partnership that filed the suit.
1 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

2 Judges Side With Former Ship Captain in Whistleblower Case; Uphold $1.1M Award

Two judges Thursday affirmed former ship captain John Loftus' $1.1 million whistleblower ruling. Loftus was constructively discharged after complaining about alleged safety violations on the vessel.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

When #MeToo Leads to Litigation Against a Church

New York courts have not yet decided whether they may hear sexual harassment lawsuits against religious institutions. Learn more in this Religion Law column by Barry Black and John B. Madden.
8 minute read

Law.com

Compliance Hot Spots: No Lawyers on Your Compliance Team? | Dodd-Frank Dented | Plus: Latest Promotions

Catching up with former Justice Department lawyer Hui Chen, who spoke recently at Compliance Week. Plus: Some of the early commentary about the Dodd-Frank rollback moves. And: We've got a roundup of some of the latest in-house promotions.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In the Era of #MeToo, Employers Should Consider Complaint Response Plans

In light of the increased number of reports of sexual harassment, and the heightened public expectations of how employers will handle such complaints, advance preparation is time well spent.
7 minute read

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