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DOJ Reports $4.7B in FCA Recoveries in FY16

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.16.16

On December 14, 2016, DOJ reported that it recovered more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil FCA cases in FY16, making it the third highest annual recovery in FCA history. Of the FY16 recoveries, $2.5 billion related to health care fraud, $1.7 billion related to the financial industry, and the remaining $500M related to higher education, procurement, and other federal programs.

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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. ...