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The False Claims Act’s Fuzzy Scienter Element Brought into Sharp Focus

Parties litigating False Claims Act (FCA) cases have long struggled with a thorny question around the essential element of scienter (the defendant’s intent, or state of mind): What/how much does a contractor need to know when...more

Cozen O'Connor

Landmark Supreme Court Case Could Reshape the FCA Scienter Requirement

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The U.S. Supreme Court will soon clarify the knowledge requirement for False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Specifically, the Court will determine whether FCA liability should be rejected wherever there is an objectively reasonable...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Don’t Be Unreasonable: Equitable Adjustment Conditioned on Government Contractor’s Proof of Reasonable Interpretation of Contract

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. John C. Grimberg Co., Inc., recently reversed an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) decision that a federal contractor was...more

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