While all hoped the Fourth Circuit would finally provide some clarity regarding the use of statistical sampling in False Claims Act (FCA) cases, Valentine’s Day 2017 yielded some surprising events for ...

With statistical sampling, counsel can simplify damage analyses, avoid potential issues with incomplete or missing data, and minimize the risk of error. In our prior ...

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) has strong feelings about the use of statistical sampling in False Claims Act (FCA) cases, as evidenced by an amicus brief filed this week in the government ...

An Oklahoma-based home healthcare provider will have to return millions in overpayments to Medicare after a judge upheld the use of the controversial statistical sampling method in the case against it ...

here is very good news for CPAs whose clients face the often burdensome administrative costs of claiming allowable expense deductions for meals and entertainment (M&E)—the IRS now will permit the use ...

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Benjamin McCoy of Fox Rothschild, left, and Zac Arbitman of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, right. There is little dispute that the False Claims Act (FCA) is among the most potent weapons for fighting ...

Several major industry groups have jumped into a case over whether whistle-blowers may use statistical sampling to prove liability in fraud cases, saying allowing such sampling could be “disastrous” ...

However, the use of statistical sampling in a much broader manner is far from universally accepted. In particular, whether sampling is permitted in the context of civil lawsuits under the False Claims ...