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Third Circuit Rejects the Anti-Kickback Statute “Tainted Claims” Theory

A key area of dispute in False Claims Act cases based on Anti-Kickback Statute violations is what degree of connection plaintiffs must allege between alleged kickbacks and “false claims.” The AKS states that “a claim that includes items or services…

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