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Brian D. Schneider, Peter V. B. Unger, Alexander S. Birkhold
Colleges and universities should take steps now to implement a plan in response to the investigation dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues,” in which federal prosecutors charged at least 50 people in an elaborate scheme to gain admission for their children at elite universities.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Peter R. Zeidenberg, Michael F. Dearington
As a matter of first impression, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that the government’s decision to decline to intervene in a civil False Claims Act suit brought by a private relator does not preclude the government from bringing criminal fraud charges against the same de
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith
Complex Litigation Partner and National Practice Group Leader Jacques Smith was quoted in an article discussing healthcare-related fraud by Compliance Week.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
On January 7, the US Supreme Court declined to review United States ex rel. Campie v. Gilead Sciences, Inc., 862 F.3d 890 (9th Cir. 2017), leaving in place a plaintiff-friendly decision by the Ninth Circuit regarding the False Claims Act’s materiality requirement.
D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
On January 7, 2019, the US Supreme Court denied certiorari in United States ex rel. Harman v. Trinity Industries, Inc., 872 F.3d 645 (5th Cir. 2017), a closely watched case regarding the False Claims Act’s materiality standard.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The Department of Justice recently published its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries statistics for Fiscal Year 2018, reporting nearly $2.9 billion in FCA settlements and judgments in FY 2018.
D. Jacques Smith, Stephanie Trunk, Randall A. Brater, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Stephanie Trunk, David S. Greenberg, Michael F. Dearington, Rebecca W. Foreman, Nadia Patel
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D. Jacques Smith, Randall A. Brater, Michael F. Dearington
The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services recently published its Semiannual Report to Congress, for the period April 1 to September 30, 2018.