Court denies Department of Education's attempt to revitalize the gainful employment regulations *

USA - April 23 2013
As reported in earlier alerts, on June 30, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the Department of Education's…

Co-authors: Timothy J. Hatch, Jeremy S. Smith.

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State FCA developments *

USA - April 23 2013
On February 19, 2013, a California appellate court held that a qui tam relator may contact current employees of the defendant in a California False…

Co-authors: Timothy J. Hatch, Jeremy S. Smith.

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Non-profit schools facing similar allegations *

USA - April 23 2013
As we have mentioned before, non-profit schools are beginning to come under the same scrutiny as for-profit schools. This trend continued over the…

Co-authors: Timothy J. Hatch, Jeremy S. Smith.

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The public disclosure bar flexing its muscles *

USA - April 23 2013
Although some courts have found that relators have adequately pled claims in False Claims Act cases to survive motions to dismiss, defendants have…

Co-authors: Jeremy S. Smith.

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Fourth Circuit decision tolls the FCA statute of limitations during "wartime" *

USA - April 23 2013
On March 18, 2013, the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling in U.S. ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co. --- F.3d ----, 2013 WL 1092732 (4th Cir. 2013), that…

Co-authors: Timothy J. Hatch, Jeremy S. Smith.

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