May 13, 2024
The Washington Legal Foundation urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether reimbursement requests for the Federal Communications Commission's E-Rate program are "claims" under the False Claims Act, arguing that a Seventh Circuit ruling that answered in the affirmative threatens wide-ranging consequences beyond the E-Rate program.
April 16, 2024
An AT&T subsidiary is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on whether reimbursement requests for the Federal Communications Commission's E-rate program for schools and libraries are "claims" under the False Claims Act, part of a whistleblower suit accusing the company of overcharging public schools and libraries.
September 15, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court's endorsement of False Claims Act exposure for purportedly inadvertent compliance blunders is forcing more companies to settle or roll the dice at trials, which rarely occur in the FCA realm because of fearsome financial risks, according to attorneys and early interpretations of the high court's holding.
August 02, 2023
The Seventh Circuit revived Wednesday a whistleblower's decade-old False Claims Act suit alleging AT&T subsidiary Wisconsin Bell Inc. overcharged public schools and libraries for internet services, ruling that there are factual disputes over whether the company knew of the alleged overcharges that must be decided by a jury.