On April 17, 2026, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that an Appleton, Wisconsin physician clinic and its owner had agreed to pay $382,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act. According to the government, the clinic billed Medicare for a series of services—including electrical […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Justice’s recent $17.1 million settlement with IBM marks a notable expansion of False Claims Act enforcement into a politically and legally evolving area: diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. In announcing the settlement, the DOJ has made clear that compliance obligations for government contractors now extend squarely into how DEI initiatives […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday February 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that an Arizona surgical hospital–Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, doing business as OASIS Hospital–as well as United Surgical Partners International (USPI) and a jointly-owned surgery center (Dignity/USP Phoenix Surgery Centers) agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims […]
Read MoreLast Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act report, announcing that FCA settlements and judgments had exceeded $6.8B in fiscal year 2025 (ending 9/30/25), and noting that the total is “the highest in a single year in the history of the False Claims Act.” Here is a breakdown of some […]
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