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“Objectively Reasonable” Interpretation Defeats FCA Knowledge in 4th Circuit

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals is now the latest in a growing number of courts holding that an objectively reasonable interpretation of governing law defeats the requisite element of intent or “scienter” under the False Claims Act.

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