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On December 5, 2024, an Alabama federal judge granted preliminary approval for the Blue Cross Blue Shield (“BCBS”) settlement. As part of the agreement, BCBS will pay $2.8 billion to a Settlement Fund and implement transparency and accountability measures to address alleged anticompetitive behavior. For a detailed discussion of the BCBS settlement, please see... READ MORE

Can an incompetent, and ultimately dismissed, False Claims Act Complaint bar a future complaint under the FCA’s “first to file rule?” The Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. answered the question for the first time on November 4, 2011. Can a settlement agreement between an employer and an employee force dismissal of the employee’s... READ MORE