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Fraud
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Inside the False Claims Act
Federal Court Seizes $2 Million from Wound Care Clinic: What Providers, Distributors, and Manufacturers Need to Know
By Denise Barnes, Kristin Bohl, Emily Fountain
Skin substitutes, bioengineered or natural materials designed to promote healing by replacing or supporting damaged skin, have become a key component of advanced wound care. But the significant Medicare reimbursement…
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
SOX Whistleblower Claim Survives Summary Judgment Despite No Explicit Allegation of Fraud
By Steven J. Pearlman, Hayden F. Bashinski, Andrew Landesman
On April 17, 2026, in Potyondy v. Pacific Coast Energy Co. (No. 2:24-CV-09151), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied an employer’s motion for summary judgment…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Liberty Ends Where Fraud Begins: Supreme Court Signals Recalibration of Standards for Bail for Habitual Economic Offenders
By Raunak Dhillon, Pravar Misra
Summary: Bail is the rule, jail is the exception, is an axiom. A tight rope between individual liberty and public interest, bail jurisprudence in India has evolved to err on…
Rural Spectrum Scanner
Dish Settles with DOJ to Settle Claims of Fraud in Broadband Programs
EchoStar’s Dish Wireless has agreed to pay $17.3 million to settle fraud allegations about signing up ineligible applicants in the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefits Program and Affordable Connectivity Program. Both…
Investigation Counsel
Ontario couple says they lost more than $90K after fraud on personal and business bank accounts
A Sudbury, Ontario couple says they lost more than $90,000 after fraudsters gained access to their Scotiabank personal and business accounts. The couple says the bank has offered little support,…
Commercial Case Notes
Fraud Claim Not Duplicative of Contract Claim Because Alleged Misrepresentations Were Collateral to the Contract
By John Lundin
On April 16, 2026, the First Department issued a decision in Metropolitan Partners Group Admin., LLC v. Nerney, 2026 NY Slip Op. 02340, holding that a fraud claim was not…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Today’s podcast episode: White House Executive Order on Scams and Fraud Takes Center Stage
Today, we released a new episode of the award-winning Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast examining one of the most significant recent federal developments in the fight against scams and fraud: Executive…
Investigation Counsel
Ottawa Consultant Charged With Fraud Over Alleged Federal Government Overbilling
The RCMP has charged an Ottawa consultant and his company with fraud over $5,000 after investigators alleged that fraudulent timesheets led to overbilling on federal government contracts between 2020 and…
Investigation Counsel
Former RPX Gold CEO Charged With Fraud Over Alleged Assay Data Manipulation
The RCMP has charged former RPX Gold CEO Quentin Yarie with fraud and forgery over allegations that mining assay data was manipulated, causing the company to overstate its reported gold…
Investigation Counsel
Mississauga Warns Drivers About Fraudulent QR Codes on Parking Machines
The City of Mississauga is warning residents and visitors after fraudulent QR code stickers were found on parking machines in Downtown Mississauga. City staff removed roughly 80 unauthorized stickers that…