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A federal lawsuit in New Jersey is part of a growing trend of nontraditional whistleblowers filing False Claims Act (FCA) actions against healthcare providers, McGuireWoods partners Michael Podberesky and Brett Barnett and associate Stephen Tagert wrote in a July 31, 2024, article in Westlaw Today. The attorneys analyzed a May 30 decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in United States ex rel. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Phoenix Toxicology …

Defendants charged with violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) are likely to keep challenging the law’s constitutionality despite two recent rulings rejecting such arguments, McGuireWoods’ Renee Kumon, Brett Barnett and Timothy Fry wrote in a Feb. 1, 2024, Westlaw Today article. The analysis was originally posted on The FCA Insider, a McGuireWoods blog. The AKS makes it a crime to give or receive payment in exchange for a referral for healthcare services paid …

A recent $12 million default judgment demonstrates the importance of filing an appearance in a False Claims Act (FCA) case, McGuireWoods Chicago partners Brett Barnett and Timothy Fry and associate Micaela Enger wrote in a Dec. 14, 2023, article in Westlaw Today. The analysis was originally posted on The FCA Insider, a McGuireWoods blog featuring insights on FCA litigation. The authors analyzed the government’s suit against AZ Diabetic and the company owner. The government …

A False Claims Act lawsuit that took an unusual twist when the opposing parties became unlikely allies seeking discovery from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) presents an approach that may become more common in FCA litigation, McGuireWoods’ Timothy Fry and Brett Barnett wrote in Thomson Reuters Westlaw.In the July 3, 2023, article, “Temporary allies: Opposing parties successfully sue VA for FCA-related discovery,” Fry and Barnett analyzed a Kansas case in …

… payment of Medicare claims regardless of the date of the claim.”

… (Financial Services Litigation, Charlotte) represents businesses in banking and financial services matters; product liability claims; and other government enforcement and regulatory issues, including compliance with laws governing banks and their consumer lending and collection activities.Summer L. Speight (Labor & Employment, Richmond) counsels employers in employment-related litigation, labor law and ERISA litigation. She advises on issues such as discipline, discharge, reduction in force, and leave and accommodation, and on drafting or revising employee handbooks …

JD Supra, a leading distributor of customized legal and business content, has recognized five McGuireWoods lawyers as recipients of 2017 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards.The awards recognize authors for their excellent reach with readers in a specific industry or for their thought leadership writing on a key, cross-industry topic. Readers include corporate executives, in-house counsel, journalists and other professionals who receive curated content from JD Supra.Ron Aucutt, a Tysons partner in …