False Claims Act

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Edelweiss Fund LLC v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.

May 23, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging California Court of Appeal to affirm the trial court’s dismissal of litigation brought under state False Claims Act based on statistical inferences...

U.S. ex rel. Sheldon v. Allergan Sales, LLC

May 10, 2022

Fourth Circuit grants en banc rehearing in case presenting question whether, under the FCA, a defendant can act “knowingly” if it bases its actions on an objectively reasonable interpretation of...

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court of California, City & County of San Francisco

April 27, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging California Court of Appeal to dismiss litigation brought under state False Claims Act (FCA) for purported violation of California’s Unclaimed...

People of New York v. Sotheby's, Inc.

April 14, 2022

New York appellate court affirms trial court decision denying defendant’s motion to dismiss state False Claims Act suit, holding that state Attorney General had adequately alleged (1) that...

U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc.

April 6, 2022

Seventh Circuit affirms summary judgment for False Claims Act defendant, holding that footnote in agency manual did not constitute authoritative guidance warning defendant away from its...

Molina Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. v. Prose

March 21, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to grant certiorari and review two questions: (1) whether a False Claims Act relator must plead particulars of an alleged false claim or only...

United States v. Walgreen Co.

March 14, 2022

Federal district court denies motion to dismiss, both (1) concluding that complaint alleged plausible direct and reverse false claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) and (2) rejecting argument...

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court of California, City & County of San Francisco

March 14, 2022

California Court of Appeal consolidates writ petitions and orders respondent Superior Court to show cause why relief requested in petitions should not be granted. The U.S. Chamber had filed...

Franchitti v. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.

March 1, 2022

District court denies motion for reconsideration or for certification of interlocutory appeal. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief opposing this outcome, arguing that district court erred in...

U.S. Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court for the City and County of San Francisco; JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Superior Court of California, City & County of San Francisco

February 24, 2022

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus letter urging California Court of Appeal to grant review in case where trial court departed from Court of Appeal case law construing the California False Claims...