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Aerospace and Defense Contractor Resolves False Claims Act Allegations for $1.5 Million
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Apeksha Vora

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False Claims Act Enforcement in 2026 to Focus on DEI, AI Fraud
D. Jacques Smith, Nadia Patel, Meghan F. Hart

The enforcement landscape entering 2026 points to sustained False Claims Act activity across traditional health care fraud, AI-enabled misconduct, civil rights–based claims, customs and tariff fraud, and expanding theories of investor liability.

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Subscription Based Telehealth Companies Indicted in Alleged $100 Million Prescription Drug Distribution Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Apeksha Vora

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Rare Rebuke: Federal Courts Significantly Limit DOJ Subpoenas to Gender Affirming Care Providers
Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

In recent months, three federal courts have refused to enforce expansive US Department of Justice (DOJ) administrative subpoenas issued to providers of gender-affirming care, concluding the subpoenas were issued for an improper purpose or exceeded the government’s statutory authority. These rulings are significant.

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Eleventh Circuit Actively Engaged on Question of FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions’ Constitutionality
Nadia Patel, John M. Hindley

On December 12, the Eleventh Circuit heard the much-anticipated oral arguments in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC concerning the constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provisions.

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DOJ Once Again to Corporate Community: White Collar Criminal Enforcement Not Slowing Down
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Sean A. Worley

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CVS to Pay $37.8 Million to Settle Overbilling Claims
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, John M. Hindley, Meghan F. Hart

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Zafirov One Year Later: Constitutional Challenges to the False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision
Nadia Patel, John M. Hindley

Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s ground-breaking decision in Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC and Justice Clarence Thomas’ solo dissent in US ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources Inc. have revived what many had viewed as a settled constitutional question.

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Medtronic FCA Claims Survive Reconsideration Despite First Circuit’s But-For Causation Standard
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, James G. Pizzo

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Jury Finds Global Health Care Company Novo Nordisk Not Liable in Whistleblower’s FCA Suit
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, James G. Pizzo

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Fifth Circuit Judge Questions Constitutionality of the FCA’s Qui Tam Provision
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Meghan F. Hart, John M. Hindley

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Brothers Convicted in $100 Million HIV Drug Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, Roberto Martinez

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Private Equity Firm Not Liable for Alleged FCA Retaliation Claims by Former Employee of Portfolio Company
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, Meghan F. Hart

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DOJ Seizes $15 Billion in Bitcoin in Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Meghan F. Hart

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Fourth Circuit Appeal Challenges Six-Year Sentence in $10 Million Medicaid Fraud Case
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Mattie Bowden, Elizabeth Satarov

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$37 Million FCA Settlement: Semler Scientific and Bard Resolve Medicare False Claims Over FloChec/QuantaFlo
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Mattie Bowden, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Remarks by Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti Regarding White Collar Enforcement Priorities
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Apeksha Vora, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Ninth Circuit Restores FCA Case Against Biotronik
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Heather M. Zimmer, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Omni Healthcare Ordered to Pay Attorney Fees for Vexatious FCA Litigation
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Heather M. Zimmer

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCA Retaliation Suit Against AbbVie for Alleged Off-Label Promotion
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, James G. Pizzo

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DOJ Files Brief in Johnson & Johnson’s Appeal of $1.6 Billion FCA Verdict
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Roberto Martinez, Pascal Naples

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Allied Stone Inc. and Its President Agree to Pay $12.4 Million to Settle FCA Claims Relating to Evaded Customs Duties
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, John M. Hindley, Roberto Martinez

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Texas Alleges That Eli Lilly Patient Assistance Programs Violates AKS
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden, John M. Hindley

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Regeneron Court Permits Government to Pursue False Certification Theory
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Shoshana Golden

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Patio Furniture Firm Pays Millions for Dodging Import Duties
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Meghan F. Hart

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