Court Cuts False Claims Act Jury Verdict in Half in Rare Constitutional Decision
Sidley – A district court judge more than halved a $490 million FCA jury verdict against an ophthalmology distributor for Anti-Kickback Statute violations, holding the damages were “notably severe” and “grossly disproportional” to the offense, and thus improper under the Excessive Fines Clause.
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