April 29, 2022
After the U.S. Supreme Court indicated interest recently in sewing up a circuit split that has bedeviled False Claims Act lawyers for the past decade, a bevy of briefs has sought to encourage or deter the justices, who suddenly have a wealth of options for fixing the fissure.
January 19, 2022
The False Claims Act litigation landscape at the dawn of 2022 is teeming with intrigue as the U.S. Supreme Court eyes one of the law's deepest circuit splits, lawyers ponder the paucity of enforcement involving pandemic relief spending, and prosecutors increasingly pursue fraud theories targeting private equity investors and lax cybersecurity.
January 18, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday invited U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar to weigh in on a dispute over fraud pleading standards as the justices consider arguments concerning a Georgia hospice company's alleged kickback scheme.
January 03, 2022
Courts are poised to weigh in on several significant issues for government contractors in 2022, including the legality of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and the required pleading standard for False Claims Act cases. Here are five cases for government contractors to watch in the new year.
December 14, 2021
A False Claims Act suit brought by two former hospice workers failed at the Eleventh Circuit because the allegations were faulty, not because the circuit is hard on whistleblowers, according to the hospice the pair accused of bilking Medicare.
October 15, 2021
Whistleblowers and contractors have struggled for more than a decade with inconsistent standards across the country for bringing forward fraud allegations, but the U.S. Supreme Court's recent interest in a case that appears to overcome deficiencies in previous petitions could bring clarity.