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Seyfarth Synopsis: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a Temporary Final Rule extending the automatic extension period for certain Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewal applicants from 180 days [...]

Key Points Supreme Court eliminates FCA scienter defense based solely upon an objectively reasonable interpretation of ambiguous law when defendant has subjective knowledge that claim is false. Supreme Court ruled [...]

Key Points Courts have routinely observed that Medicare and Medicaid texts are among the most completely impenetrable texts within human experience. In recent developing case law, more than a half [...]

Key Points HHS-OIG recently issued an Advisory Opinion finding that proposed JV, if undertaken, could constitute prohibited remuneration under the AKS. The scope of material the OIG may consider is [...]

As American industry moves toward building back better in the face of a continuing pandemic, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., have introduced the False Claims Amendments Act [...]

Byline: Victor Salcido Oberlin College is introducing an integrative Business concentration, which will launch this summer. First recommended in the One Oberlin report in 2019, the concentration has already attracted [...]

11th Circuit's Decision in AseraCare: Important in Determining When Clinical Judgment Regarding Medical Necessity Can Result in an Overpayment and How Evidence Regarding Corporate Knowledge Must be Tied to Claims [...]

Key Points Escobar's two-part implied false certification test is mandatory in the 9th Circuit. Though couched as adopting the Escobar standard, the 9th Circuit panel's decision may actually undermine Escobar's [...]

Key Points Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a memorandum detailing seven nonexhaustive factors to be considered by its attorneys in making the important determination of whether to dismiss False [...]

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General published a long-awaited proposed rule for implementing amendments to safe harbors under the anti-kickback statute and exceptions to the civil monetary penalty law. The authors of this article discuss the proposals., The Department of Health and Human Services ('HHS') Office of Inspector General ('OIG') recently published a long-awaited proposed rule1 for implementing amendments to safe harbors under the anti-kickback statute and [...]

Key Points How have appellate courts applied the Supreme Court's ruling in Escobar? If the government is aware of the relator's allegation, but does not undertake any administrative action to [...]

Key Points Learn the latest case law developments regarding what evidence the government or the relator must establish to prove that the defendant 'recklessly' interpreted a statute or regulation in [...]

If you read one thing... Learn what evidence the government or the relator must establish to prove that the defendant 'recklessly' interpreted a statute or regulation in violation of the [...]