At Bracker & Marcus, we are passionate about providing updates and keeping our community informed on news and law regulations related to the False Claims Act throughout the United States.

23 06, 2023

CRH Healthcare Settles Covid Overbilling Claim for $1.6 Million

2023-07-12T21:27:43-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog|

As anyone involved in healthcare during the Covid pandemic can attest, there was an enormous amount of confusion about what providers could and could not do, and how they should [...]

12 05, 2023

DOJ Releases Updated False Claims Act Statistics for 2022

2023-07-12T21:27:44-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes liability on individuals and organizations that defraud the government by submitting false or fraudulent claims for payment. When private whistleblowers discover such fraudulent activity, [...]

11 03, 2022

COVID Relief Fraud: Justice Takes Time

2023-07-12T21:28:05-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Financial Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

A recent Law 360 article titled “The Hottest FCA Cases and Trends to Watch in 2022” starts its round up of “the new FCA frontiers that lawsuits are beginning to [...]

18 02, 2022

PPP Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer

2023-12-01T14:19:31-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Government Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

When the federal government unleashed the Paycheck Protection Program, it quickly became obvious that while it would help many people and businesses in need, it would likely be plagued with [...]

4 02, 2022

COVID Relief Funds and the False Claims Act

2023-07-12T21:28:10-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Government Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

At this point, the COVID pandemic and its ongoing implications for public health and policy is a constant topic of debate. We are not here to discuss any of the [...]

19 11, 2021

Bracker & Marcus LLC Settles Its Second MDGA-Intervened False Claims Act Case This Month

2023-07-12T21:28:15-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Healthcare Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

The whistleblowers alleged that the hospital was improperly billing split/shared visits as if patients were seen by a physician when they were only seen by a midlevel provider.   Right [...]

10 09, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland Rescinds the Infamous Brand Memo

2023-07-12T21:28:21-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Retaliation Blog|

Department of Justice may once again use internal agency guidance to enforce the rule of law In January 2018, then-Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memo, known as the [...]

20 08, 2021

Proposed False Claims Act Amendments of 2021: Cost-Shifting of Discovery in Declined Cases

2023-07-12T21:28:23-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

On July 26, 2021, a bipartisan group of senators, guided by long-time False Claims Act champion, Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), introduced a bill to amend the federal False Claims Act (FCA). [...]