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The Supreme Court Clarifies the Meaning of “Knowingly” Under the False Claims Act

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On June 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued an important decision addressing the intent element of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) in United States ex rel. Tracy Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and United States ex rel....more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

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The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

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Seventh Circuit Endorses Objective Reasonableness as a Defense under the FCA

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In a much-awaited Seventh Circuit decision, the court joined four other circuits in endorsing the “objective reasonableness” defense under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). In a 2-1 panel decision, the court not only upheld...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Ongoing Program] 2021 Life Sciences Bootcamp Series - Government Contracting and Drug Pricing - April 27th, 11:00 am ET

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Life sciences organizations have become some of the world’s most watched businesses and the industry as a whole is facing heightened scrutiny in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The transactional and regulatory issues as...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The Supreme Court Narrows ERISA Preemption in Rutledge v. PCMA

In the recently-decided Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (“PCMA”), the Supreme Court found 8–0 (Justice Barrett did not take part) that ERISA did not preempt an Arkansas state law that established...more

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Overview of President-Elect Biden's Policies

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Below is a broad overview of policies for which President-Elect Biden has indicated support (PDF). It is important to note that, while some of these policies fall under the President's executive power, many will require...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Catches Big Fish in Generic Pharmaceutical Criminal Antitrust Investigation

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The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced a major guilty plea with Sandoz, Inc., in its expanding criminal investigation of the generic pharmaceutical industry....more

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Third Circuit Provides Manufacturers With Roadmap to Avoid Class Antitrust Claims Brought by Direct Purchasers

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The Third Circuit recently held in In re Remicade (Direct Purchaser) Antitrust Litigation that a direct purchaser’s antitrust suit alleging overpayment for a drug purchased pursuant to a distribution agreement with a...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

Toward Uncharted Waters – The CVS-Aetna Merger

On June 4 – 5, 2019, Judge Richard J. Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held an extraordinary and unprecedented evidentiary hearing to decide whether to enter the proposed Final Judgment in U.S. v....more

The Volkov Law Group

The Demise of Valeant Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study in Rotten Culture and Business Ethics

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Showing my age again, Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run included a hilarious scene when Woody’s parents wearing Groucho Marx glasses talk about their criminal son (Woody/Virgil Starkwell), his dad exclaimed “He’s rotten,...more

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Alert: Top 10 Antitrust Developments and Trends to Watch in 2016

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Attention in the US during 2016 will be on the presidential campaign, and the election in November will bring a change in the "antitrust guard" at the top of the DOJ and FTC – even if a Democrat wins – that will drive the...more

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