A pharmaceutical company is currently appealing a record USD1.6 billion judgment in the US, arguing that a key part of the US False Claims Act (FCA) is unconstitutional. This case, now before the Court of Appeals for the...more
7/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On July 24, 2018, in Altera Corp. v. Commissioner, a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the validity of a Treasury Department regulation that requires a U.S. taxpayer to allocate a portion...more
7/31/2018
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Equity Compensation ,
Foreign Affiliates ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Reversal ,
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co v United States ex rel Rigsby ,
Tax Court ,
U.S. Treasury