Companies regularly are required to interpret ambiguous and vague regulatory provisions. Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pair of consolidated cases to determine whether a defendant’s...more
On Monday, May 14, 2019, the Supreme Court issued a decision essentially expanding by four years the time available for private suits to be brought by relators under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), regardless of whether the...more
5/16/2019
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Statute of Limitations
The False Claims Act’s statute of limitations is, easily, the most confusing portion of the False Claims Act. On November 16, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in case that has the potential to bring some clarity to the...more