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Relying on Escobar, Ninth Circuit Tosses Implied Certification Case
Bradley Publishes Annual Review of FCA Developments
Too Little and Too Late: First Circuit Rejects Relator’s Claims of Possible Fraud and Refuses Unduly Delayed Leave to Amend
SEC Charges Government Contractor with Inadequate Controls and Books and Records Violations
Assessment Report on Kenya’s Task Force on Anti-Corruption for REDD+
False Claims Act Cert. Monitor: Six FCA Cert. Petitions Bite the Dust, Five Remain
Seventh Circuit Applies Escobar Standard to Once Again Reject False Claims Act Liability Based on Implied False Certification Theory
Eleventh Circuit Holds that Secondhand Knowledge Does Not Satisfy the Original Source Exception to the FCA’s Legacy Public Disclosure Bar
Commerce Department Increases FCA Penalties, DOJ Likely to Follow
First Circuit Rejects Whistleblower’s Fraud on the FDA FCA Theory
Keep Your Friends Close and Your Subcontractors Even Closer: Prime and Sub Mostly Win Motion to Dismiss Against Second-Tier Sub
Contractor Whistleblower Protections Are Here to Stay
Academia Can Expect Heavy Federal Scrutiny for Fraudulent Use of Federal Funds
Seventh Circuit Allows FCA Claim Based on Inferences of Fraud to Proceed; Claims Based Only on Personal Opinions Dismissed
Defense Contractor Agrees to $4.535 Million Settlement for Alleged False Claim Act Violations
Jury Verdict in Declined Civil FCA Action Need Not Bar Criminal Prosecution for Same Conduct
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Sales Representative’s False Claims Act Claims Against Medical Device Manufacturer
Appeal Stayed Pending Resolution of Criminal Case Considering Similar Facts as Government’s Affirmative Defense of Fraud; ASBCA No. 58088, Appeal of Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms that Speculative Penalty Exposure Does Not a “Reverse False Claim” Make
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