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      <copyright>Copyright 2012</copyright>
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         <title>The Evolution of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Allegations</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Here is a copy of the Kickbacks &amp; False Claims Act presentation that I prepared for ACI's conference on Fraud and Abuse in the Sale and Marketing of Drugs being held today and tomorrow in New York. The presentation slides include: A discussion of how the legal standards applicable to]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:39:58 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>D. Mass. Dismisses FCA Claims Against Drug Manufacturer and Distributor</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A recent case in the District of Massachusetts provides a good illustration of the application of the False Claims Act&rsquo;s public disclosure and first-to-file bars in health care fraud cases. See United States ex rel. Bartz v. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 11-10316 (D. Mass. March 2,]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>Arkansas District Court Denies DOJ&apos;s Motion To Dismiss After Government Settled With Defendant</title>
         <description>In United States ex rel. Rille v. Sun Microsystems, Inc., Civil Action No. 04-CV-00986 (E.D. Ark. Jan. 30. 2012), an Arkansas district court denied the motions to dismiss brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the defendant against the relators, although the DOJ and defendant already settled the underlying</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:44:59 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>sukim@kelleydrye.com (Sung W. Kim)</author>
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         <title>Which Public Disclosure Bar Applies?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A recent case from the District of Massachusetts raises an interesting question under the False Claims Act&rsquo;s public disclosure bar. See United States ex rel. Estate of Cunningham v. Millennium Laboratories of California, Civil Action No. 09-12209 (D. Mass. Jan. 30, 2012). The defendant Millennium Laboratories provides drug testing services]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:45 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>Federal False Claims Act Recoveries Cross The $30 Billion Mark</title>
         <description>According to new statistics released by the Department of Justice, the U.S. government recovered $30.3 billion pursuant to the federal False Claims Act between 1987 and 2011. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, 762 new FCA cases were initiated, consisting of 638 qui tam actions and 124 cases</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:27:32 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>HEAT Releases Provider Compliance Training Video On The False Claims Act</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Health Care Fraud Prevention &amp; Enforcement Action Team (known as &quot;HEAT&quot;) has produced a series of 11 short training videos covering high priority compliance topics. The third training video discusses the False Claims Act. Here are links to the video and transcript. The other training videos released so far]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>More Federal Qui Tam Cases Filed In 2011 Than Ever Before</title>
         <description>According to a press release issued today by the Department of Justice, 638 new whisteblower complaints under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act were filed under seal in fiscal year 2011, representing a peak in such filings over prior years. The DOJ reports that it recovered</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:13:39 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>agiuliana@kelleydrye.com (Antonia F. Giuliana)</author>
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         <title>D.C. Circuit Issues Opinion on First-To-File Bar</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in United States ex rel. Batiste v. SLM Corporation, Civil Action No. 10-7140 (D.C. Cir. Nov. 4, 2011) affirmed the dismissal of a relator&rsquo;s complaint based on an application of the first-to-file bar of the FCA. The first-to-file rule provides]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:40:03 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>sukim@kelleydrye.com (Sung W. Kim)</author>
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         <title>For-Profit Home Health Care Companies Targeted By Senate Finance Committee</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Senate Finance Committee recently released a report describing the Committee&rsquo;s findings based on an investigation into Amedisys, LHC Group, Gentiva, and Almost Family, four of the largest publicly-traded home health care companies. See Report part I and part II. The Committee alleges that home health care companies &ldquo;gamed&rdquo; the]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:09:16 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>mmaloney@kelleydrye.com (Michael J. Maloney)</author>
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         <title>Par Files Complaint Against the Government Claiming that FDA&apos;s Off-Label Marketing Regulations Violate the First Amendment</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Par filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against the United States, the U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA), the Commissioner of the FDA, and the Secretary of the Department of Health &amp; Human Services seeking a declaratory judgment that the application of FDA off-label marketing regulations to Par&rsquo;s]]></description>
         <link>http://www.fcaalert.com/2011/10/articles/investigations/par-files-complaint-against-the-government-claiming-that-fdas-offlabel-marketing-regulations-violate-the-first-amendment/</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:59:53 -0500</pubDate>
         <author>ckatz@kelleydrye.com (Cliff Katz)</author>
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