4th Circ. Leaves 'Excessive' FCA Fines Up In The Air

By Dietrich Knauth (January 9, 2014, 8:58 PM EST) -- Government contractors and health care companies had hoped the Fourth Circuit would support the elimination of a $24 million statutory penalty in a False Claims Act case with no established damages, but the appeals court's reinstatement of the fine instead leaves defendants wondering when exactly high FCA penalties become too punitive to stand....

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