DOJ Announces over $4.7 Billion Recovered from FCA Cases in 2016
The United States Department of Justice released its recovery figures from False Claims Act cases on Wednesday for the 2016 fiscal year. Not surprisingly, that number reaches ...
Nursing Home Facility Agrees to Largest False Claims Act Settlement
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that Life Care Centers of America, a nursing home chain, has agreed to pay $145 million to settle allegations ...
Maryland False Claims Act
Today marks the one year anniversary of the Maryland False Claims Act. Passed with near-unanimous support (46-1) the Maryland False Claims Act joined the already existing ...
Another Metro Smoke-Related Incident
Metro Red Line Train Incident Another Metro smoke-related incident occured on Saturday, April 23, 2016, as an outbound eight-car Metro Red Line train was forced to reverse ...
The Serious Issue of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Comedian Discusses Serious Issue of Childhood Lead Poisoning On April 17, 2016, the late-night comedian John Oliver took on the serious issue of childhood lead poisoning on ...
Noah’s Law
For the past decade, there has been a growing movement to increase the penalties for individuals convicted of drinking and driving in Maryland. In December of 2015, this ...
Massey CEO Sentenced to One Year in Prison over 2010 Mine Explosion
Former CEO of Massey Energy Company Don Blankenship was sentenced on April 6, 2016 to serve one year in prison and to pay a fine of $250,000 for conspiring to violate federal ...
Ashcraft & Gerel’s Alan Mensh Fights for Lead Poisoned Children
The topic of lead poisoning has been in the news lately regarding lead in water. The major source of childhood lead poisoning has historically been shown to be old, ...