Emily Theriault

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“Brand Memo” Prohibits US DOJ From Converting Agency Guidance Into Binding Legal Obligations In Civil Enforcement Actions

On January 25, 2018, Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand issued a memorandum (the “Brand Memo”) limiting the use of agency guidance documents in affirmative civil enforcement cases. The memorandum builds on Attorney...more

1/31/2018 / Attorney General , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Enforcement Actions , Enforcement Guidance , False Claims Act (FCA) , Litigation Strategies , Regulatory Requirements , Rulemaking Process

Seventh Circuit Rejects FCA Implied False Certification Theory

On June 8, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit rejected the doctrine of implied false certification in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit, U.S. ex rel. Nelson v. Sanford-Brown Ltd. No. 14-2506, 2015 WL...more

6/24/2015 / Appeals , False Claims Act (FCA) , Federal Contractors , Higher Education Act , Implied Certification , Participation Agreements , Relators

SCOTUS: No Unlimited Suspension of the Statute of Limitations Under the False Claims Act; “First-to-File” Doctrine Does Not Bar...

In an opinion released May 26, 2015, Kellogg Brown & Roots Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that whistleblowers cannot extend the statute of limitations for war-related...more

5/28/2015 / False Claims Act (FCA) , First-to-File , Fraud , KBR (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) , Qui Tam , SCOTUS , Statute of Limitations , Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act , Whistleblowers , WSLA

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