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  1. July 05, 2023

    FCA Defense Bar Tries Flipping Script On High Court Ruling

    After the U.S. Supreme Court recently fortified barriers to escaping False Claims Act suits, defense counsel have started trying to turn the stumbling blocks into stepping stones, insisting the justices actually made matters harder for FCA plaintiffs alleging fraud and retaliation.

  2. June 12, 2023

    DOJ Sees Far-Reaching Victory In High Court's FCA Ruling

    The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that faulty yet reasonable compliance views can trigger False Claims Act liability is undermining defense bar positions in wide-ranging contexts, including a new circuit split over FCA cases involving kickbacks, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  3. August 09, 2022

    7th Circ. View Of FCA Intent Is 'Deeply Flawed,' Justices Told

    An Illinois pharmacist wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review a refusal by a split Seventh Circuit to revive his False Claims Act suit against Safeway, raising an issue about how to determine a defendant's knowledge of wrongdoing in an FCA case.

  4. May 19, 2022

    7th Circ. Tore 'Gaping Hole' In FCA, Grassley Tells High Court

    The Seventh Circuit's controversial rejection of False Claims Act liability despite a major pharmacy chain's wildly excessive billing threatens to immunize "even the most shocking evidence of deliberate fraud," Sen. Chuck Grassley, the modern FCA's architect, told the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday.

  5. April 04, 2022

    Justices Urged To Scrutinize 'Bad Faith' FCA Defenses

    A pair of pharmacists want the U.S. Supreme Court to take their challenge to supermarket chain SuperValu's controversial win at the Seventh Circuit in a False Claims Act case, saying there is an equal split among various circuit courts on an issue relating to FCA liability.

  6. January 19, 2022

    The Hottest FCA Cases And Trends To Watch In 2022

    The False Claims Act litigation landscape at the dawn of 2022 is teeming with intrigue as the U.S. Supreme Court eyes one of the law's deepest circuit splits, lawyers ponder the paucity of enforcement involving pandemic relief spending, and prosecutors increasingly pursue fraud theories targeting private equity investors and lax cybersecurity.

  7. December 17, 2021

    Top 6 Gov't Contract Cases In 2nd Half Of 2021

    Courts addressed several important issues that impacted federal contractors this year, including a Federal Circuit rule on claim waivers and the Court of Federal Claims' jurisdiction over a novel type of acquisition. Here Law360 looks into six of the most important rulings from the latter half of 2021.