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Events
Webinar: False Claims Act Enforcement Trends in the Health Care Industry
Hillary M. Stemple, Nadia Patel

False Claims Act Investigations Partners Hillary Stemple (Health Care) and Nadia Patel (Litigation) will host a Continuing Education webinar on recent trends in health care fraud enforcement for the Health Care Compliance Association on January 27, 2026.

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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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Alerts
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.

Health Care Counsel Blog
AKS Hot Zone: Contract Sales Forces and the Limits of Incentive Pay
Hillary M. Stemple, Meredith Gillespie

For the past several years, the use of contract sales forces by pharmaceutical and device manufacturers and other suppliers has been under a heightened enforcement spotlight.

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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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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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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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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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Events
Webinar: False Claims Act Enforcement Trends in the Life Sciences and Health Care Industries
Hillary M. Stemple, Nadia Patel

Investigations Partners Hillary Stemple and Nadia Patel will host a CLE webinar on how health care organizations’ compliance officers and general counsel can bolster compliance mechanisms in light of the re-launch of the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services’ False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group.

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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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Johnson & Johnson Challenges the Constitutionality of FCA $1.6 Billion Verdict
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Pascal Naples, Elizabeth Satarov

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News
Smith and Patel Quoted on DOJ’s FCA Enforcement Priorities in Health Care
D. Jacques Smith, Nadia Patel

Investigations Practice Group Leader D. Jacques Smith and Health Care Industry Co-Leader Nadia Patel were quoted on the recent increase in health care enforcement actions under the False Claims Act (FCA), as it remains a top priority for the US Department of Justice (DOJ).

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IT Company Resolves FCA Allegations for Nearly $15 Million
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Apeksha Vora, Nardeen Billan

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Federal Court Imposes Nearly $1 Billion in FCA Damages and Penalties Against Omnicare and CVS
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Apeksha Vora, Heather M. Zimmer, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Co-Founder and Accountant of Leading Special Needs Trusts Charged in $100 Million Alleged Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Michelle J. Shapiro, James G. Pizzo, Heather M. Zimmer

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Customs & Import Compliance Blog
As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns: June 2025
Angela M. Santos, Antonio J. Rivera, Megan Barnhill, Nadia Patel, Jackson David Toof, Matthew Tuchband, James Kim*, Lucas A. Rock, Mario A. Torrico, Maya S. Cohen, Terry M. Frederic, Andrew McArthur

Welcome to the June 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and significant insights in an accessible format, concluding with our main takeaways — aka “And the Fox Says…” — on what you need to know.