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Investigations Blog
Seabrook Rehab Center to Pay $19.75 Million for FCA Violations
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Elizabeth Satarov, Nardeen Billan

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Events
2025 White-Collar Crime Conference
Michelle J. Shapiro

Michelle J. Shapiro of ArentFox Schiff will be a panel moderator at the 2025 White-Collar Crime Conference hosted by the Boston Bar Association (BBA).

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Gilead to Pay $202 Million to Settle DOJ Claims Over Speaker Program Kickbacks
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Michelle J. Shapiro, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Nardeen Billan

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Alerts
What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know in 2025
Aida Al-Akhdar, Jack R. Bierig, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D., Philip S. English*, Shoshana Golden, Douglas A. Grimm, David R. Hamill, Gayland O. Hethcoat II, Emily Cowley Leongini, Wayne H. Matelski, Hillary M. Stemple, Stephanie Trunk, Brian P. Waldman

The ArentFox Schiff Life Sciences team takes a look at what changes may impact life sciences companies in 2025.

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Walgreens to Pay $300 Million to Settle DOJ Claims Over Invalid Opioid Prescriptions
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Michelle J. Shapiro, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Pascal Naples, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Seventh Circuit Reverses AKS Conviction Involving Allegations of Illegal Marketing and Advertising
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, John M. Hindley, Pascal Naples

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Vertex’s Attempt to Redefine AKS Falls Short: Key Insights for Pharma Manufacturers
Stephanie Trunk, Hillary M. Stemple, Aida Al-Akhdar

In a series of recent legal challenges initiated by the pharmaceutical industry against the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), manufacturers have contested the OIG’s long-standing interpretation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).

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FCA Complaint Filed Against One of Nation’s Largest Specialty Wound Care Providers
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, John M. Hindley, James G. Pizzo

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Jury Acquitted Lab Owners in Nearly $40 Million COVID-19 Fraud Case
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, James G. Pizzo, Apeksha Vora

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Investigations Blog
Medical Group and Related Parties to Pay Over $62 Million to Resolve FCA Claims for False Diagnoses
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Shoshana Golden, Apeksha Vora

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Investigations Blog
Long Island Businessman Arrested in $22 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Shoshana Golden, Meghan F. Hart

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Investigations Blog
Florida Man and Affiliated Companies Pay $20 Million for COVID-19 Fraud
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Meghan F. Hart, Elizabeth Satarov

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Alerts
White Collar and Enforcement Outlook 2025
M. Scott Peeler, Glenn C. Colton, Michael F. Dearington, Peter R. Zeidenberg, Laura Zell, Nardeen Billan, Nicholas L. Collins, Rachel A. Levin, James G. Pizzo, Apeksha Vora, Sara J. (Hickey) Wiseman

With 2025 underway, the ArentFox Schiff White Collar team highlights the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new enforcement priorities and two cases pending before the US Supreme Court that could have sweeping implications for future white-collar fraud cases.

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FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Winter 2025 False Claims Act Newsletter
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Pascal Naples, Meghan F. Hart, Nardeen Billan

Welcome to the Winter 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and compliance tips. 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.

Investigations Blog
Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Nardeen Billan, Elizabeth Satarov

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Trump Tariffs: What Importers Need to Know About Customs Fraud and the Increased Use of the False Claims Act
Nadia Patel, Jackson David Toof, Mario A. Torrico

In addition to navigating the Trump Administration’s ever-changing international trade policy through the use of existing (e.g., Section 301, Section 232, etc.) and novel (e.g., International Emergency Economic Powers Act, reciprocal) tariffs, US importers now must also be cognizant of the increased use of the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce against customs fraud.

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Home Health Care Company to Pay $3 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Nardeen Billan, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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News
Birkhold Quoted on ‘Click-Through’ Training in Anti-Corruption Three-Part Report Series
Alexander S. Birkhold

Partner Alexander Birkhold was quoted in a recent discussion on the effectiveness of “click-through training,” referring to trainings using click-through screens and multiple-choice tests, in corporate compliance training.

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First Circuit Joins Sixth and Eighth Circuits in Adopting Heightened, But-For Causation Standard for AKS-Based FCA Claims
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Pascal Naples, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler

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Health Care Counsel Blog
Top Legal Challenges for the Health Care Industry in 2025
David S. Greenberg, Douglas A. Grimm, Annie Chang Lee, Michele L. Gipp, Anne M. Murphy, Stephanie Trunk, Hillary M. Stemple, Gayland O. Hethcoat II, D. Jacques Smith, Daniel J. McQueen, Jeffrey B. Tate , Brian D. Schneider, Moyosore O. Koya, William R. Mitchell, Rebekkah R.N. Stoeckler, Pascal Naples

With 2025 underway, the AFS Health Care team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year.

Investigations Blog
President Trump Puts a “Pause” on FCPA Enforcement
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, John M. Hindley, Pascal Naples

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Investigations Blog
Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of FCA Suit
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, John M. Hindley, Apeksha Vora

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Pfizer Settles Its Subsidiary’s Kickback Allegations for Nearly $60 Million
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Laura Zell, Roberto Martinez, Apeksha Vora

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Investigations Blog
Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, M.H. Joshua Chiu, Roberto Martinez

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DOJ Reports Nearly $3 Billion in FCA Settlements, Judgments for FY 2024
D. Jacques Smith, Michael F. Dearington, Nadia Patel, Hillary M. Stemple, Mattie Bowden, M.H. Joshua Chiu

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