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The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The... more +
The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The statute aims to prevent situations where government officials channel federal healthcare dollars towards particular providers, who have offered or given the official a personal benefit. Penalties for violation of the Anti-Kickback statute apply to both sides of a prohibited transaction and can include jail time and steep monetary fines. less -
Alston & Bird

Government Pivots to False-Certification Theory in Regeneron Case

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Our Health Care Litigation Team discusses a District of Massachusetts case holding that allows the government to switch liability theories in its False Claims Act lawsuit against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals....more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

First Circuit Requires But-for Causation for AKS-Based FCA Liability, Bolsters Majority View

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What is the proper causation standard for an Anti-Kickback Statute violation to trigger liability under the False Claims Act? The First Circuit has answered that question in a much anticipated interlocutory decision in...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

First Circuit Reins In Broad Theory of Liability Under AntiKickback Statute by Adopting “But-For Causation” Standard

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The First Circuit joins the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in adopting a more exacting causation standard for False Claims Act liability premised on Anti-Kickback Statute violations. In a victory for False Claims Act (FCA)...more

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First Circuit Adopts Defense-Friendly “But-For” Causation Standard for AKS-Predicated FCA Claims

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In a unanimous panel opinion filed on February 18, 2025, the First Circuit held that False Claims Act cases predicated on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), require proof that alleged kickbacks were the...more

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