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The FCA Payback on Medicare Overpayments

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.07.16

In February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule governing the reporting and return of overpayments for items and services reimbursed under Medicare Parts A and B. A new alert discusses how the final rule clarifies when an overpayment has been identified and how efforts precedent to identifying such overpayments will be important to future enforcement efforts under the FCA.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.13.26

Massachusetts Trade Secret Preliminary Injunctions: Prove the Harm, Tailor the Relief

A strong trade secret claim is not a substitute for proof of irreparable harm. In Daikin Applied Americas Inc. v. Russo, No. SJC-13881 (Mass. Oct. 14, 2026), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that likely success on a misappropriation claim does not create a presumption of irreparable harm. The court grounded its ruling in both the Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the traditional equitable principles the statute incorporates. It required a case-specific showing that the requested relief would prevent harm that a final judgment could not adequately remedy. ...