On January 8, 2021, in the first appellate decision of the year addressing a False Claims Act case, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment dismissal of relators’ claims that a manufacturer of allergenic extracts...more
1/12/2021
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Protected Activity ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Relators ,
Scienter ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar
Just days after the twelfth anniversary of the Minnesota 35W bridge collapse, the Eighth Circuit summarily affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act case alleging that Minnesota government officials conspired to submit...more
9/6/2019
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Bridges ,
Declination ,
Disaster Aid ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Grants ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Opportunity For A Hearing ,
Public Projects ,
Qui Tam ,
Reaffirmation ,
Reconstruction ,
Relators ,
Split of Authority ,
The Granston Memo
On May 13, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Hunt, No. 18–325, and resolved a circuit split regarding the statute of limitations for an FCA claim brought by a relator...more
5/16/2019
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Cause of Action Accrual ,
Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt ,
Dismissals ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intervenors ,
Limitation Periods ,
Qui Tam ,
Reaffirmation ,
Relators ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tolling