JD Supra12h
First Circuit Adopts “But-For” Causation Standard for Proving Kickback FCA Violations
In a closely watched appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled on February 18 that to satisfy the causation requirement in ...
JD Supra1d
False Claim Act Liability Under Anti-Kickback Statute Requires But-For Causation: First Circuit Narrows Liability in Growing Circuit Split
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in U.S. v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, ruling ...
The National Law Review1d
Anti-Kickback Statute Premised False Claims Cases: The “But For” Causation Standard Finds Support from First Circuit
It’s now 3–1, with the First Circuit (2025) aligning with the Sixth (2023) and Eighth (2022) Circuits finding the meaning of ...
Regeneron Gets Court to Impose Tougher Kickback Standard (1)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. convinced the First Circuit to impose a higher causation standard in the government’s False Claims Act case alleging a drug kickback scheme, according to a Tuesday ...
The Indian Express14d
Sreesanth issued show cause notice by KCA for ‘false and defamatory’ statements over Sanju Samson omission
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) has issued a show cause notice to former India cricketer S Sreesanth for making “false and defamatory” statements against the association in a television show.
MSNBC18d
Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with funding threat
Billionaire SpaceX owner Elon Musk, who was born and spent his formative years in apartheid South Africa, has also spread the false claims that a “white genocide” is underway. After Ramaphosa ...
BMJ19d
Defining causality in COVID-19 and neurological disorders
In 1965, Hill proposed criteria on which to build an argument for disease causation, which can be applied to COVID-19.8 What is the strength of the association? So far, it appears fairly weak. >2.5 ...
GitHub21d
causality-analysis
Mixed-frequency time-frequency canonical correlation analysis (MF-TFCCA) is a method for identifying causal relationships between time series of different temporal resolutions.
The Washington Post22d
RFK Jr. confirmation could hinge on his embrace of false vaccine-autism link
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading proponent of the false assertion that vaccines cause autism, would not acknowledge the overwhelming evidence that dispels that theory when he faced senators during ...
The Washington Post25d
RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and made baseless claims on race
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health post, has repeatedly disparaged vaccines, falsely linked them to autism and argued that White and Black ...
ABC News25d
Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds
In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...