JD Supra2h
First Circuit upholds but-for causation standard for False Claims Act cases premised on Anti-Kickback Statute violations
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit joined a growing list of circuit courts to hold that “but-for causation” is the correct causation standard ...
JD Supra19h
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 ...
Canadian HR Reporter1d
How to handle a whistleblower making false allegations
While organizations must investigate complaints and maintain whistleblower policies, the decision involving Jazz Aviation underscores that they are not obligated to tolerate false accusations that ...
Donald Trump's extraordinary statement on Volodymyr Zelensky in full
Below is the US President’s statement in full: “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, talked the ...
Australia to shoot scores of stranded false killer whales
Australian wildlife rangers are to euthanise 90 dolphins stuck on a remote beach by shooting them, after attempts to refloat ...
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 ...