Care Alternatives, Petitioner v. United States, et al.
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February 22, 2021
Justices Reject FCA Liability Requirement Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether an alleged false claim is required to be based on objectively verifiable facts to establish liability under the False Claims Act, a prominent FCA issue that has split circuit courts.
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January 08, 2021
Ignore 'Scaremongering' On FCA Circuit Split, Justices Told
Whistleblowers told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that a prominent circuit split over whether the False Claims Act requires objectively bogus billing is actually "irrelevant," and a hospice chain is engaging in "scaremongering" to convince the high court otherwise.
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January 03, 2021
Epic Litigation Landscape Awaits Health, Life Sci Attys In 2021
Health care and life sciences lawyers are heading into an electrifying year of litigation as the Trump administration's 11th-hour policymaking sparks legal challenges, the coronavirus pandemic ignites fraud suits, fodder grows for kickback probes and the U.S. Supreme Court mulls momentous cases involving the False Claims Act, abortion and Obamacare.
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January 03, 2021
Top Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2021
This year will see the litigation of significant new issues for government contractors, such as when the right to protest may be waived and whether an alleged false claim has to be based on objectively verifiable facts. Here are the cases that government contractors should watch closely in 2021.
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October 27, 2020
Justices Told FCA Circuit Split Poses 'Far-Reaching' Threat
A major circuit split has suddenly emerged on the very definition of fraud under the False Claims Act, and companies are facing "far-reaching consequences" under relatively broad readings of the law, prominent business lobbies have told the U.S. Supreme Court in a closely watched case.
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October 01, 2020
5 Health Cases Attys Should Know As High Court Term Starts
The U.S. Supreme Court's new term, already set for a seismic showdown over the Affordable Care Act's future, might also see the justices tackle lesser-noticed but potentially transformative health care cases involving abortion rights, deference to regulators and False Claims Act litigation alleging medically unnecessary services.