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Cranfill Sumner LLP

Kickbacks and Causation: Supreme Court Could Soon Settle the Question of Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Causation...

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A decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals has deepened the legal debate surrounding False Claims Act (FCA) actions based on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). This decision has increased speculation that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Sixth Circuit Narrows the Scope of AKS and FCA Liability

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On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a decision in U.S. ex rel. Martin v. Hathaway limiting the scope of liability under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the False Claims Act (FCA) in...more

Dickinson Wright

Sixth Circuit Defines False Claims Standards

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The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) imposes civil liability for presenting a false claim to the government for payment. The Federal Anti-Kickback Statue (“AKS”) prohibits medical providers from making referrals in return for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

A Sight for Sore Eyes: Sixth Circuit Rejects Government’s Expansive AKS and FCA Theories in Ophthalmologist Dispute

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This week, the Sixth Circuit closed two paths the government and relators have tried to take to expand liability for medical providers under the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and False Claims Act (FCA): the meaning of...more

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