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Keeping track of False Claims Act’s qui tam cases
A recent federal district court opinion pointed to the 1986 legislative history of the False Claims Act to explain the purpose of the sealing provisions. At the time, the Department of Justice told ...
JD Supra3d
Federal Court Rejects False Claims Act's Draconian Penalties
Following a jury's verdict, a federal court slashed civil penalties under the False Claims Act ("FCA") as violative of the Constitution's ...
Fight over False Claims Act whistleblower provision heats up on appeal
At first glance, it might seem far-fetched to suggest a whistleblower law that’s been on the books for decades, invoked in ...
JD Supra26d
The First Circuit Requires But-For Causation in False Claims Act Cases Predicated on Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, Adding to Circuit Split
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the First Circuit held that to establish civil liability under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) premised ... that are merely close in time to an alleged kickback.