On August 19, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office had filed a lawsuit under the Florida False Claims Act (FCA) against textbook publishers McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Company. According to the state, the defendants failed to comply with Florida’s statutory pricing requirements for instructional materials; specifically, the requirement that publishers […]
Read MoreAs we write about regularly, the False Claims Act (FCA) is the government’s most powerful civil fraud-fighting tool, giving the government the ability to conduct sweeping investigations and pursue treble (3x) damages and per-claim penalties. Moreover, the FCA’s qui tam provisions allow private whistleblowers to file lawsuits in exchange for a monetary reward of between […]
Read MoreOn July 15, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Delta Air Lines had agreed to pay $8.1 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) “by awarding compensation to certain corporate officers and employees that exceeded the compensation limits Delta agreed to as part of its participation in the […]
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On Friday, June 13, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Otis Elevator Company agreed to pay over $600,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by invoicing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for services that were not performed. The DOJ alleged that Otis submitted invoices to the TVA for […]
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