Eric W. Sitarchuk

Sep 24, 2024 | morganlewis.com | Michael Abernathy |Stephen Altieri |Louis W. Beardell |Jacqueline R. Berman |Olga Berson |Christopher J. Betti | +23 more

NEW YORK, September 24, 2024: Morgan Lewis has received 13 practice rankings and 27 individual lawyer recognitions in the 2024 edition of Legal Media Group’s (LMG) LMG Life Sciences guide, an annual guide that honors law firms and lawyers for outstanding work in life sciences.

Mar 5, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Meredith Auten |Ryan McCarthy |Eric W. Sitarchuk

A recent decision by a federal district court affirmed the ability of defendants in False Claims Act actions brought by qui tam relators to assert counterclaims against relators. The court’s opinion highlights the opportunity for defendants to hold relators accountable for a range of misconduct, including unauthorized retention and disclosure of confidential corporate documents, and emphasizes that such claims are fair game in False Claims Act litigation under the right circumstances.

Jan 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Meredith Auten |Ryan Mccarthy |Eric W. Sitarchuk |Ryan McCarthy

In what could be the most significant development for False Claims Act (FCA) jurisprudence since Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar, on January 13, 2023, the US Supreme Court agreed to consider whether a defendant that relied on an objectively reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous law acts “knowingly” in violation of the False Claims Act. FCA’S SCIENTER STANDARDThe FCA is a federal statute that was enacted in 1863 to redress defense contractor fraud during the Civil War.