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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 | 5 min read | 06.01.26

California Court Upholds Insurer’s Duty to Defend After Covered Claim Is Dismissed

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a significant ruling in an insurance coverage dispute between a commercial general liability insurer and its policyholder. The decision addresses several critical issues in insurance law, including the scope and continuity of the duty to defend and the standard for insurer reimbursement of defense costs in mixed-claim actions. The court ruled largely in favor of the insured, SVO Building One, LLC ("SVO"), and the matter now heads toward settlement or trial on SVO's remaining counterclaims....