The False Claims Act (FCA) has two limitations periods: 1) within 6 years after the violation occurred, or 2) within “3 years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been...more
In a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court imposed important limits on the implied certification theory of liability under the False Claims Act (FCA). The Court’s decision should go a long way toward limiting some more...more
Adding its voice to an issue soon to be argued before the Supreme Court, an Alabama federal court recently dismissed a False Claims Act (“FCA”) complaint, holding that complying with a federal disclosure regulation was not a...more
On March 31, 2016, in United States v. AseraCare, Inc, No. 2:12-cv-245-KOB, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42986 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 31, 2016), the district court granted summary judgment for AseraCare and emphasized that contradicting...more
On Feb. 29, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) suit, holding the relator, Cause of Action, failed to establish subject matter jurisdiction given the FCA’s public disclosure bar (Cause of...more