Supreme Court to rule on limits in whistle-blower suits

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On Feb. 25, 1997, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States ex rel. William J. Schumer, a whistle-blower or qui tam case that should provoke a ruling on the False Claims Act. The Supreme Court last ruled on the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions in 1943, but prosecutors have repeatedly invoked the act in health care fraud cases. In 1986, amendments were added to the act, making it easier for whistle-blowers to bring lawsuits, and much of the $1.3 billion since collected in qui tam recoveries has been from the health care industry.

Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, False Claims, United States, Cases, Fraud, Whistle blowing, Whistleblowing, Hughes Aircraft Co.

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Antitrust rules delayed as feds fine-tune, try to strike right tone

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The Department of Justice is delaying the release of new antitrust guidelines to ensure that they will be well received by the health care industry. The guidelines are expected to be released in late Aug 1996. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are rewriting sections which pertain to 'rule of reason' analysis. The final guidelines will focus on multiprovider and physician networks.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Antitrust Law, Management, United States. Department of Justice, Economic policy, United States. Federal Trade Commission

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