An examination of civil liability under the False Claims Act (FCA), including commonly used FCA civil liability provisions and the elements that a plaintiff must plead and prove to prevail on an ...

High Court Finds False Claims Act Liability Hinges on ... Justice Clarence Thomas noted that "the FCA's scienter element refers to a defendant's knowledge and subjective beliefs—not to what an ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have formed a False Claims Act Working Group to strengthen their coordination and better advance priority enforcem ...

Every concerning claim does not — and should not — automatically translate into a false claim. By George B. Breen & By Chloe T. Hillard | May 23, 2023 at 10:20 AM ...

July 6, 2023 - The circuit courts of appeal have been split on the intent standard for False Claims Act violations. On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court in United States ex. rel. Schutte v.

The court rejected that view, making clear the focus is on what the defendant thought when it submitted the false claims, noting “[t]he FCA’s scienter element refers to [the defendants’] knowledge and ...

The elements of Connecticut's law generally track the federal statute with a ... where he and others at the firm defend companies in investigations and litigation brought under the False Claims Act.

But the Trump administration’s use of the False Claims Act is part of a broader effort to pressure Harvard, the nation’s oldest, wealthiest university, to overhaul its admissions, curriculum ...