False Claims
Arizona Ballot Initiative Aims to Protect Voting Rights - U.S. News & World Report
PHOENIX (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday announced plans for a sweeping Arizona ballot initiative they say would “protect the freedom to vote” from Republican lawmakers pushing to remake...
Read moreNearly 90% of Arizona voters use early ballots. Republicans would eliminate that to combat imagined fraud. - Arizona Mirror
Pro-Trump protesters at TCF Center in Detroit. Photo by Ken Coleman | Michigan Advance Driven by false claims that the 2020 election was plagued by fraud that changed the outcome in statewide rac...
Read moreGovernment Contractors Face False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Non-Compliance - JD Supra
Last week, the District Court for the Eastern District of California denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment of a False Claims Act (FCA) count against Aerojet Rocketdyne (Aerojet) for ...
Read moreFalse Claims Act Fundamentals: What Is the FCA? - JD Supra
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S. C. § 3729, et seq., is the federal government’s most important and most effective tool for fighting fraud. This post provides a high-level overview of the False Clai...
Read moreMitch McConnell calls Jan. 6 a 'violent insurrection,' hits Republicans for censure of Cheney, Kinzinger - USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – Spotlighting a widening breach among Republicans, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell criticized the Republican National Committee on Tuesday for censuring Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam K...
Read moreThe Fourth Circuit Raises the Bar for Proving Scienter Under the False Claims Act - JD Supra
The author would like to thank Bob Fabrikant, Frank LaPallo, and Sirena Castillo for their contributions to this alert. On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issue...
Read moreFact check: List of viruses in COVID-19 test instructions is evidence of accuracy - USA TODAY
The claim: 52 viruses can cause a false positive on a COVID-19 PCR test A false claim on social media cites instructional leaflets in COVID-19 tests as evidence that they aren't accurate. The po...
Read moreSherman Oaks Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges for Multimillion-Dollar Scheme to Defraud Health Insurers for Cosmetic Procedures - Department of Justice
LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley woman pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for conspiring to defraud health insurance companies by causing millions of dollars in fraudulent claims...
Read moreFourth Circuit's Decision Bolsters Trend Toward Objective Scienter Standard Under the False Claims Act - WilmerHale
On January 25, 2022, in United States ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC,1 a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a defendant accused of violating the F...
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DOJ False Claims Act Enforcement Reforms on Sub-Regulatory Guidance and Qui Tam Dismissals Highlight New Defense Considerations - The National Law Review
On Sept. 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced updates to Justice Manual provisions governing False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. The updates (1) limit the use of nonbinding agency gui...
