Setting A New Record, FCA Recoveries Reach $5 Billion in FY2012
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.05.12
DOJ's Acting Associate Attorney General, Tony West, announced that the government recovered nearly $5 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in FY2012, the largest recovery for a single year. You can read Mr. West's prepared remarks here, in which he notes there were 650 new qui tam actions filed this year, the most ever, and that the majority of the government's recoveries came from whistleblower suits.
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Ghost Advertising: Compliance Takeaways From the Gymshark Influencer Class Action
A recently filed class action lawsuit against Gymshark, a prominent athletic apparel company, highlights the escalating legal risks associated with influencer marketing. The complaint, brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 16, 2026, alleges that Gymshark systematically paid social media influencers to promote its products without ensuring that the influencers were providing clear and conspicuous disclosures about such payment, in violation of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidance and New York state law.
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QFMA Introduces International Licensing Regime for Financial Services Firms
