[02/08/19]
Posted on February 8, 2019 in False Claims Act Defense
Published by: Hall Render
In a partial affirmation, the Fourth Circuit weeded out False Claims Act (“FCA”) claims made without particularity, requiring relators to “connect the dots” between the alleged false claims and government payment and highlighted the FCA’s recently amended “objective reasonableness” standard in reviewing retaliation claims. Background In 2010, the FCA was amended to include any... READ MORE
Tags: False Claims Act, FCA, Objective Reasonableness, particularity, Retaliation Claims, U.S. ex rel. Grant v. United Airlines Inc.
[12/04/14]
Posted on December 4, 2014 in False Claims Act Defense
Published by: Hall Render
In U.S. ex rel. Grenadyor v. Ukranian Village Pharmacy, Inc. et al., the Seventh Circuit affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a whistleblower’s complaint for its failure to provide sufficient specificity regarding the alleged fraud. In the opinion, Judge Posner drives a stake through the heart of a common boilerplate phrase with clarity and precision that makes a... READ MORE
Tags: 7th Circuit, 9(b), dismissal, Illinois, motion to dismiss, particularity, pleading, Posner, Seventh Circuit
[04/15/13]
Posted on April 15, 2013 in False Claims Act Defense
Published by: Hall Render
Introduction Three cases are addressed in a review of the False Claims Act decisions of the past month. The first, US v. Anchor Mortage Corp., is a significant Seventh Circuit case addressing the proper treble damages calculation under the statute. The second, US ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton, considers the application of the Wartimes Suspension... READ MORE
Tags: Anchor Mortgage, Carter, False Claims Act, fraud, Halliburton, KBR, Keltner, Overpayment, particularity, reverse false claim
