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Fourth Circuit Holds False Claims Act Relators to Strict Pleading Standard: Ruling Will Be Particularly Useful in Defending...

On January 11, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion reaffirming the requirement that False Claims Act relators plead presentment of a false claim with particularity. United States...more

Los Angeles Battle Over Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Costs Boils Over

There’s a dust up occurring between the City of Los Angeles and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District (“Great Basin”). What’s the dust up about? Dust! Yes, even something as naturally occurring and...more

First Circuit’s Oral Argument in Rost Revisits Prior Case Law Expanding False Claims Act Liability

On May 8, 2012, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Rost v. Pfizer, Inc. (10-2215). The central issues in the case are whether compliance with the federal...more