Topic
Kickbacks
271 published works
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…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
United States False Claims Act Case Against eHealth and Others Survives Motion to Dismiss
On March 25th, Chief Judge Denise Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an eagerly-anticipated opinion in a high profile False Claims Act matter. The…
Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations Report
DOJ’s Brenna Jenny Comments on Priorities for FCA Enforcement
On January 28, 2026, Brenna Jenny, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, delivered comments to False Claims Act (“FCA”) practitioners…
Health Law Diagnosis
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act – 2025 Updates and Looking to 2026
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), enacted in 2018 as part of the SUPPORT Act, established a criminal statute prohibiting payments for patient referrals related to recovery homes, clinical…
Health Law Diagnosis
South Carolina Lab Settles False Claim Act Case – A Study on Commercial Reasonableness and Disguised Kickbacks
A clinical lab in Anderson, South Carolina, and its founder and CEO have agreed to pay a minimum of $6.8 million to settle a federal qui tam case based on…
Rivkin Rounds
NY Doctor Sentenced in TCD Kickback Scheme
A New York physician was recently sentenced in federal court for receiving kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans. Vishnudat Seodat of Mattituck had practiced for 36 years…
White Collar & Government Enforcement Blog
Regeneron, the False Claims Act, and a New Era in Government Enforcement
By Meghan Stuer, David T. Fischer, Calla Simeone
Federal enforcement of the False Claims Act (FCA) against healthcare and pharmaceutical companies—especially based on alleged Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) violations—continues to change, with the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals case at the forefront…
New York Commercial Division Practice
Defamation in Business Disputes: Executive Held Personally Liable for False Kick-Back Accusation
On June 18, 2025, Justice Andrew Borrok of the Manhattan Commercial Division issued a post-trial decision in IGC 444 Park LLC et al. v. 444 PAS Restaurant Associates LLC et…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
Ensign, Nationwide Operator of Skilled Nursing Facilities, Pays Over $47 Million to Settle Our Client’s False Claims Act Suit Alleging Fraud and Kickbacks
Whistleblower Law Collaborative LLC, Hirst Law Group, P.C., and Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks, & Nessim, LLP announced today a settlement of over $47.3 million in a whistleblower case against…
The FCA Insider
Marketing, Misconduct and Healthcare: Ninth Circuit Issues First EKRA Appellate Ruling
On July 11, 2025, in United States v. Schena, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the first appellate decision interpreting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act…