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  1. December 20, 2018

    Top Gov't Contracts Cases From The 2nd Half Of 2018

    Courts have handed down a number of important decisions for federal contractors in the second half of 2018, with the Federal Circuit having been particularly busy, addressing issues ranging from an important federal preference law to how specific agency corrective action must be.

  2. November 26, 2018

    9th Circ. Won't Revisit FCA Materiality Dispute

    The Ninth Circuit on Monday refused to revisit its ruling that an art school's alleged payment of bonuses to recruiters was material to federal reimbursement under the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Escobar False Claims Act decision.

  3. October 10, 2018

    9th Circ. Must Revisit Escobar Ruling, Art School Says

    A California art school on Tuesday scorched the Ninth Circuit's recent ruling that False Claims Act liability may exist if government officials "care" that regulations were violated, saying the ruling flouted the U.S. Supreme Court's Escobar decision and must be revisited. 

  4. August 24, 2018

    Escobar's FCA Test Is Mandatory, 9th Circ. Rules

    The U.S. Supreme Court's seminal Escobar decision created a mandatory test for False Claims Act liability in cases involving undisclosed regulatory noncompliance, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday.

  5. January 01, 2018

    Health Care Cases To Watch In 2018

    Health care lawyers will kick off 2018 with a sprawling assortment of crucial cases to watch, including multibillion-dollar battles over Medicare reimbursement, Affordable Care Act spending and False Claims Act liability. Here are the key cases to watch in 2018.

  6. December 06, 2017

    9th Circ. Grapples With Escobar Test For FCA Liability

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday struggled with whether the U.S. Supreme Court's milestone Escobar decision created an ironclad test for False Claims Act liability, with judges repeatedly expressing uncertainty about the high-stakes question.

  7. August 08, 2017

    Escobar Falsity Test Not Mandatory, Gov't Tells 9th Circ.

    The federal government on Monday backed a group of relators who have accused a California art school of violating a federal ban on paying bonuses to student recruiters, telling the Ninth Circuit that the two-part test for showing falsity in False Claims Act cases involving implied certification claims, set out in the landmark Escobar ruling, is not mandatory.

  8. August 01, 2017

    Escobar FCA Test Optional, Whistleblowers Tell 9th Circ.

    Whistleblowers who accuse a California art school of violating a federal ban on paying bonuses to student recruiters told the Ninth Circuit on Monday that the two-part test for falsity of implied claims in False Claims Act cases, set out in the landmark Escobar decision, is not mandatory but just one way of showing falsity.

  9. July 06, 2017

    Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2017: Midyear Report

    Government contracts lawyers will be watching a variety of cases playing out in federal agencies and courts in the second half of 2017. Here, Law360 takes a look at a few such cases.

  10. May 30, 2017

    Escobar's 2-Part FCA Test Is Mandatory, 9th Circ. Hears

     A two-part test for falsity in the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Escobar decision must always be satisfied in False Claims Act cases alleging implicit deception about regulatory compliance, a California art school told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday in a high-profile whistleblower case.