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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 ...
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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 ...
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Casualties of the False Cause Fallacy in 2024
When headlines include a cause-effect conclusion based on correlational evidence, that’s the false cause fallacy, and it can mislead the public with concerning consequences. I’ve previously ...