Just months after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) designated healthcare fraud as one of its key criminal enforcement priorities, two recent announcements underscore the federal government’s continued focus on combating...more
7/31/2025
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As we discussed in this April 7 blog post, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) can pursue civil penalties for tariff evasion under the False Claims Act (FCA), including against companies that are aware of tariff evasion by...more
Key takeaways -
The US Supreme Court held that for the scienter element of the False Claims Act (FCA), what matters is the defendant’s “knowledge and subjective beliefs” – not objective reasonableness...more