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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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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 ...
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Capps on the Holistic Theory of Precedent
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law) has posted The Holistic Theory of Precedent on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Standard theories of precedent limit the legal effect of a precedent to ...
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Wright on Causation and Legal Responsibility
Richard W. Wright (Illinois Inst. Tech., Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted Causation and Legal Responsibility on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In part 1 of this article, published in the CTLA ...
Navigating Preexisting Conditions in New Jersey Workers' Compensation Claims
In New Jersey, workers' compensation claims involving preexisting medical conditions present a complex challenge for ...
The Judicial Legacy of Louis C. Bechtle
A few years ago, he called me and asked if I would be interested in writing an article with him on that subject in the ...
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Parties argue over Nigerian law as High Court hears preliminary issues in Shell oil spill case
Claimants in London seek injunctive relief and unspecified damages from oil giant Shell, which denies liability for pollution ...