The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and Division of Consumer Affairs recently announced that two New Jersey-based printing companies, Command Marketing Innovations, LLC (CMI) and Strategic Content Imaging, LLC (SCI), agreed, pursuant to a Consent Order, to pay $130,000 in fines and penalties to settle allegations that they violated the state’s Consumer Fraud Act
Texas Hospital Settles Alleged FCA Violations for $18.2 Million
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Flower Mound Hospital Partners LLC, a partially physician-owned hospital in Flower Mound, Texas, agreed to pay $18.2 million to settle its alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). The DOJ alleged that the hospital knowingly violated the FCA by submitting claims to Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE
NJ Pathology Practice Settles Alleged FCA Violations for $2.4 Million
On December 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a Settlement Agreement with Princeton Pathology Services P.A., a New Jersey pathology practice, regarding Princeton Pathology’s alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA).
The DOJ contended that, from 2015 to 2020, Princeton Pathology submitted claims to Medicare under CPT code
New CT Cybersecurity Law Protects Against Liability for Data Breaches
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed into law “An Act Incentivizing the Adoption of Cybersecurity Standards for Businesses” (Public Act No. 21-119). Under the Act, “covered entities” that implement certain cybersecurity measures to protect against data breaches of “personal information” and “restricted information” will be insulated against the imposition of punitive damages arising