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6 05, 2024

Recent Case Law Allows States Eleventh Amendment Immunity from False Claims Act Retaliation Suits

2024-05-06T16:46:34-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog|

The longstanding clash between the False Claims Act and the Eleventh Amendment came to a head again recently in Monroe v. Fort Valley State Univ., et al., 2024 U.S. App. [...]

3 04, 2024

DOJ: False Claims Act Settlements Exceeded $2.3 Billion in 2023

2024-04-03T14:48:35-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

On February 22, 2024, the Department of Justice announced that settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.83 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. These [...]

29 02, 2024

Another Feather in our Capstone – Toxicology and Genetic Testing Laboratory Settles False Claims Act Case for $14.3 Million

2024-03-01T19:40:27-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog|

Covered conduct includes billing for unnecessary respiratory pathogen panels with routine COVID tests Bracker & Marcus LLC is excited to announce that the United States has intervened and settled one [...]

9 02, 2024

Julie Bracker Co-Chairs Annual False Claims Act Conference in Manhattan

2024-02-09T17:28:02-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog|

It was my honor to co-chair the American Conference Institute’s Eleventh Annual False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement conference, which took place January 22 through 23, 2024 at the [...]

19 01, 2024

SEC Issues New Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule

2024-01-19T19:51:26-04:00By |Cyber Security, False Claims Act Blog|

On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) produced a final rule that strengthened and standardized the agency's requirements for companies regarding disclosures of “cybersecurity risk management, strategy, [...]

19 12, 2023

Bracker & Marcus Ties for the Largest PPP Settlement on Record

2023-12-22T21:05:22-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Financial Fraud Blog, Government Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

The end of the year usually means cold weather, holiday decorations, and a rush to finalize False Claims Act settlements. This year is proving to be no different, as we [...]