Guidance remains relevant as evidence, particularly in healthcare. While guidance cannot establish the underlying legal duty, CMS manuals, Local Coverage Determinations, and similar materials may still be used to prove scienter, notice, industry standards, and medical necessity in FCA cases.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to pursue government contractors for alleged failures to comply with contractual cybersecurity requirements. On September 1, DOJ announced that Honeywell Aerospace Inc. agreed to pay $2,042,518 to
On September 16, the SEC proposed to rescind Rule 14a-8, the longstanding rule governing when companies must include shareholder proposals in their proxy materials. The Commission also proposed amendments to Rule 14a-4(c) that would expand the circumstances in which
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Federal contractors are heading into October with significantly different cost accounting rules, while defense contractors are also facing renewed pressure to provide the government with greater visibility into their costs and pricing.
On September 1, the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)
On September 14, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Accenture plc, and Accenture LLP (collectively, Accenture or AFS) agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations that AFS violated the False Claims Act (FCA)
In a much-anticipated False Claims Act (FCA) ruling, the Eleventh Circuit has joined every other circuit in considering the issue and holding that qui tam relators under the FCA are not “officers of the United States” subject to the Constitution’s
