Brett Barnett

Dec 27, 2023 | lexblog.com | Brett Barnett |Timothy Fry

This past summer, in United States v. Booker, a North Carolina district court ruled against a challenge to the constitutionality of Congress’s delegation of authority to promulgate safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statue (AKS).

Nov 29, 2023 | lexblog.com | Brett Barnett |Timothy Fry

A large damage award serves as a significant reminder to file an appearance in a False Claims Act (FCA) case. In late August of 2022, the Government filed suit against AZ Diabetic and the owner, Hisham Zaghal (Zaghal), in the Eastern District of Virginia, alleging violations under the False Claims Act (FCA), stemming from over $600,000 in reimbursement claims related to prescriptions that AZ Diabetic illegally purchased.

Feb 17, 2023 | lexblog.com | Michael J. Podberesky |Michael Francisco |Kate Waters Hardey |Brett Barnett

On Jan. 13, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to petitioners in two False Claims Act cases to determine whether the law’s knowledge requirement reaches defendants who can offer an “objectively reasonable” interpretation of an ambiguous legal or contractual requirement material to government payment.

Feb 17, 2023 | lexblog.com | Michael J. Podberesky |Michael Francisco |Kate Waters Hardey |Brett Barnett

On January 13, 2023, the Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari to petitioners in two False Claims Act cases to determine whether the False Claims Act’s knowledge requirement reaches defendants who can offer an “objectively reasonable” interpretation of an ambiguous legal or contractual requirement material to government payment.