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2nd Circuit Sends N.J. Whistle-Blower Claims Of Ex-Pfizer Executive Back For Reconsideration
Posted on 18 Nov 2010 by Tom Moylan

NEW YORK -- (Mealey's) A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 17 affirmed summary judgment on federal False Claims Act (FCA) termination claims by former Pfizer executive Peter Rost but reversed judgment as to his claims under New Jersey's... Read More

DLA Piper: 9th Circuit Joins Majority Of Circuits To Lower Barrier For Whistleblowers In False Claims Act Lawsuits
Posted on 4 Aug 2015 by DLA Piper

By Todd C. Toral and Greg Young The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a case likely heralding an increase in the number of qui tam False Claims Act lawsuits, has abrogated prior precedent and lowered the jurisdictional bar for whistleblowers... Read More

Medtronic Escapes Fraud Claims In Off-Label Stent Litigation
Posted on 28 Jul 2011 by Tom Moylan

BOSTON - (Mealey's) Finding that two whistle-blowers' False Claims Act (FCA) allegations failed to meet federal pleading requirements for fraud, a Massachusetts federal judge on July 27 dismissed claims that Medtronic Inc. promoted biliary stents... Read More

False Claims Act Amendments: Increased Exposures For Health Care Providers
Posted on 22 Jul 2010 by Dan Bailey

One of the biggest liability exposures for healthcare providers has been claims by the federal government relating to alleged Medicare fraud and abuse practices under the False Claim Act and the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009. These statutory... Read More

Foley & Lardner LLP: 8th Circuit Dismisses Whistleblower's Suit Finding Facts Were Already Publicly Disclosed
Posted on 19 Aug 2014 by Foley & Lardner LLP

By Jacqueline N. Acosta In an August 7, 2014 opinion, the Eighth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a whistleblower’s suit alleging that a number of pain pump device makers had violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by marketing their pain pumps for... Read More

Foley & Lardner Alert: Government's False Claims Act Complaint Against Major Financial Institution Alleges False Certifications Of Compliance With HUD Underwriting Rules
Posted on 23 May 2011 by Foley & Lardner LLP

On May 3, 2011, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, filed a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary, MortgageIT, Inc., for making allegedly false statements and certifications of compliance... Read More