SCOTUS Declines to Hear Argument Over FCA “Objective Falsehood”
The U.S. Supreme Court has decline to hear argument over “objective falsehood” under the False Claims Act (FCA). This has been a hot button issue in litigation that has federal courts split and left federal contractors, and the lawyers who represent them, with no clear answers. The question posed: What evidence is required to prove […]
The Chamber: ‘One More Bullet in J&J’s Gun’
In ‘For Plaintiffs Bar, Taking on J&J Means Battling a Shadow Foe,’ Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad reports on the “intimate relationship” between Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber). The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is not a government entity, but a powerful group of lobbyists, the largest in the nation. Plaintiff’s lawyers point out […]