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What DOJ’s 2022 Recovery Stats Reveal About FCA Enforcement Trends

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.13.23

On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice issued the False Claims Act (FCA) recovery statistics for fiscal year 2022. While the $2.2 billion recovered by the Department and qui tam relators was down from the prior year, 2022 saw a record number of new FCA matters initiated. Underscoring the flurry of FCA activity, there were 351 settlements and judgments in 2022, the second-highest number recorded in a fiscal year.

In an Expert Analysis article published in Law360, C&M attorneys analyze what the 2022 fiscal year recovery statistics reveal about potential FCA enforcement trends in the year ahead.

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Client Alert | 11 min read | 05.17.24

FTC Finalizes Modifications to Broaden the Applicability of the Health Breach Notification Rule

On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a final rule (“Final Rule”) modifying the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR”). The Final Rule, which largely finalizes changes proposed in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published last year (“2023 NPRM”), broadens the scope of entities subject to the HBNR, including many mobile health applications (“apps”) and similar technologies, and clarifies that breaches subject to the HBNR include not only cybersecurity intrusions but also unauthorized disclosures, even those that are voluntary. The Final Rule will take effect 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register....