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Massive Penalty Spike Darkens the FCA Landscape

[06/30/16]

Posted on June 30, 2016 in False Claims Act Defense

Written by: David B. Honig

In November 2015, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 went into effect. One aspect of that act was the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The new law required that the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act and the False Claims Act (“FCA”) penalties be “corrected” to adjust for inflation since... READ MORE

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