Kate Waters Hardey

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.