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.

29 10, 2021

Proposed False Claims Act Amendments of 2021: Materiality Bites

2023-07-12T21:28:18+00:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog|

As we discussed in a previous post, FCA changes have been proposed which will potentially affect several aspects of the FCA, including cost-shifting in discovery. Today, we are going to [...]

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10 09, 2021

Attorney General Merrick Garland Rescinds the Infamous Brand Memo

2023-07-12T21:28:21+00:00By |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 [...]

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20 08, 2021

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

2023-07-12T21:28:23+00:00By |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). [...]

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28 05, 2021

Catching Up on COVID-19 Related Fraud Enforcement

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

2021 brought us the first PPP Fraud FCA Settlement and the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force As we’ve covered in past blogs (here, here, and here), the government’s infusion [...]

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20 05, 2021

What the Build Back Better Recovery Plan Means for Potential Whistleblowers Under the False Claims Act

2023-07-12T21:28:29+00:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Government Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

It is finally springtime here at Bracker & Marcus LLC. In Atlanta, Julie and I are running outside to bask in the warmth during breaks in our depositions. In D.C., [...]

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8 04, 2021

Bracker & Marcus LLC Wins Federal Appeal in U.S. ex rel. Felton v. William Beaumont Hospital

2023-07-12T21:28:33+00:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News, Whistleblower Retaliation Blog|

The Sixth Circuit held that the False Claims Act anti-retaliation provision applies to retaliatory acts performed after the employment is terminated. On March 31, 2021, I had what I can [...]

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17 03, 2021

The Department of Justice Announces False Claims Act Enforcement Priorities

2023-07-12T21:28:34+00:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton provided remarks on February 17, 2021 at the annual Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference. The remarks include the U.S. Department of Justice’s [...]

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4 03, 2021

The Bibby Saga, Part II: Living in a Material(ity) World

2023-07-12T21:28:36+00:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

In our previous blog on the Bibby case, we discussed the importance of the seal in False Claims Act (FCA) litigation.  In our second installment of teaching moments from the [...]

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