DOJ Reports Record Haul in FY14 FCA Recoveries of Nearly $6 Billion
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 11.21.14
On November 19, 2014, DOJ reported that it had obtained a record $5.69 billion in recoveries (settlements and judgments) from civil FCA cases in FY14, the first time recoveries have exceeded $5 billion, and that this brings total recoveries from January 2009 through the end of FY14 to $22.75. Of the FY14 recoveries, $3.1 billion related to housing and mortgage fraud, $2.3 billion related to health care fraud, and the remainder related to procurement and other federal programs.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.26.25
From ‘Second’ to ‘First:’ Federal Circuit Tackles Obvious Claim Errors
Patent claims must be clear and definite, as they set the boundaries of the patentee’s rights. Occasionally, however, claim language contains errors, such as typographical mistakes or incorrect numbering. Courts possess very limited authority to correct such errors. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has emphasized that judicial correction is appropriate only in rare circumstances, where (1) the error is evident from the face of the patent, and (2) the proposed correction is the sole reasonable interpretation in view of the claim language, specification, and prosecution history. See Group One, Ltd. v. Hallmark Cards, Inc., 407 F.3d 1297, 1303 (Fed. Cir. 2005) and Novo Indus., L.P. v. Micro Molds Corp., 350 F.3d 1348, 1357 (Fed. Cir. 2003).
Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.26.25
Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.25.25
Brussels Court Clarifies the EU’s SPC Manufacturing Waiver Regulation Rules
Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.24.25
