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A&O Shearman

Pharma Company Brings Latest Constitutional Challenge To False Claims Act In Third Circuit

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On April 29, 2025, a pharmaceutical company filed the latest constitutional challenge to the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) when it appealed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit a...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

A Constitutional Perspective on False Claims Act Penalties: District Court Finds That Penalties Conflict With Constitution’s...

In a potential watershed decision issued on February 26, 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled, in U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, that the civil penalties...more

Jones Day

Federal Court Rejects False Claims Act's Draconian Penalties

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Following a jury's verdict, a federal court slashed civil penalties under the False Claims Act ("FCA") as violative of the Constitution's 8th Amendment....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Zafirov Decision Sets Stage for Appellate Showdown Over Constitutionality of FCA’s Qui Tam Provision

For the first time ever, a judge has ruled that the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act (FCA), which whistleblowers have used to recover $52 billion on behalf of the government since 1986, is unconstitutional....more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

The Supreme Court Confirms the Government’s Essentially Unfettered Authority to Dismiss False Claims Act Cases

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On Friday, June 16, 2023, I (sort of) lost my bet that the Supreme Court would follow the path charted in Borzilleri v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, 24 F.4th 32 (1st Cir. 2022) to determine the government’s False Claims...more

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