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Fraud Statute of Limitations False Claims Act (FCA)

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Fraud: A Survey & Analysis of Recent Civil & Criminal Enforcement Outcomes

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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was a federal law enacted in or around March 2020 designed to provide emergency financial assistance to the millions of Americans who were suffering the...more

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The New Administrative False Claims Act: Key Amendments and Implications

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On December 23, 2024, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY 2025 NDAA) (P.L. 118-159) was signed into law. Among its numerous provisions, the FY...more

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Research Misconduct: ORI Issues Final Rule with Modernized and Streamlined Regulations

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On September 17, 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued a final rule adopting changes to federal regulations governing research misconduct involving federally funded research (Final Rule). The regulations have...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

False Claims Act Fundamentals: Statute of Limitations

Previous False Claims Act (FCA) Fundamentals posts have focused on the primary elements of an FCA claim, including falsity, materiality, scienter, and damages. But even if a claim meets all of the requisite elements for a...more

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Qui Tam Lawsuits

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The federal False Claims Act is intended to protect the government from fraudulent claims against federal programs. The federal government utilizes the False Claims Act to prosecute attempts to commit fraud against the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

False Claims Act 2020 Year in Review

This year saw substantial activity in FCA settlements and litigated court cases. Although no single case or development dominated the discourse this year, several important court decisions were issued, including two that may...more

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False Claims Act: New Developments for an Old Law

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The past 18 months have been a (relatively) wild time for the False Claims Act - on the books since 1863. In FY2018 the Department of Justice obtained more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from cases involving...more

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Eleventh Circuit Sets Up Circuit Split on False Claims Act Statute of Limitations Issues

When a qui tam relator files a lawsuit alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA), the statute imposes one of two potential deadlines. Specifically, the FCA’s statute of limitations provisions require that a...more

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Supreme Court Decision in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Carter

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Last Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR) v. United States ex rel. Carter, resolving two questions that had previously divided lower courts interpreting the federal...more

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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

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Supreme Court Hears Argument On Two Procedural Issues In False Claims Act Litigation

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On January 13, 2015, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kellogg Brown & Root v. United States ex rel. Carter, No. 12-1497, a False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam case involving allegations of fraudulent billing...more

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