July 05, 2023
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently fortified barriers to escaping False Claims Act suits, defense counsel have started trying to turn the stumbling blocks into stepping stones, insisting the justices actually made matters harder for FCA plaintiffs alleging fraud and retaliation.
June 12, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that faulty yet reasonable compliance views can trigger False Claims Act liability is undermining defense bar positions in wide-ranging contexts, including a new circuit split over FCA cases involving kickbacks, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
August 09, 2022
An Illinois pharmacist wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review a refusal by a split Seventh Circuit to revive his False Claims Act suit against Safeway, raising an issue about how to determine a defendant's knowledge of wrongdoing in an FCA case.
July 08, 2022
Courts and administrative bodies have issued several important decisions affecting government contractors this year, for example touching on the government's authority to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and creating splits between the U.S. Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims.
April 05, 2022
A split Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday refused to revive an Illinois pharmacist's False Claims Act suit against Safeway, agreeing with a lower court's finding that the supermarket chain's drug pricing practices passed muster.
February 10, 2021
An Illinois pharmacist is asking the Seventh Circuit to reinstate a False Claims Act suit against supermarket chain Safeway, saying there's ample evidence the company knowingly overbilled federal and state health care programs for prescription drugs.