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Tag Archives: Split
The Supreme Court resolves circuit split on FCA statute of limitations period
On May 13, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, holding that the False Claims Act’s (“FCA”) limitations period in 31 U.S.C.(b)(2) applies to “relator-initiated actions” in which the … Continue reading
Posted in Health Law
Tagged Circuit, Court, Limitations, Period, Resolves, Split, Statute, Supreme
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Three Circuit Split on Interpretation of the False Claim Act’s Statute of Limitations to be Decided by Supreme Court
The False Claims Act (FCA) was enacted in 1863 to stop the massive fraud perpetrated by large contractors during the Civil War. The FCA has gone through many iterations since its enactment. Relevant here, the FCA allows a private plaintiff, … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative law
Tagged Acts, Circuit, claim, Court, decided, false, Interpretation, Limitations, Split, Statute, Supreme, Three
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Split Over Impact of Bristol-Myers Squibb on Class Actions Deepens
Bakov v. Consolidated World Travel, Inc. is the latest salvo in the conflict over whether the Supreme Court’s personal jurisdiction decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb applies in the class action context. As we have blogged in the past, Bristol-Myers concerned claims … Continue reading
Posted in Insurance
Tagged Actions, BristolMyers, class, Deepens, impact, over, Split, Squibb
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The Supreme Court Resolves a Circuit Split on the Registration Requirement for a Copyright Suit
The Supreme Court ruled against copyright owners this week in Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, No. 17-571 (Mar. 4, 2019), holding that, for purposes of the statutory requirement that a party suing for copyright infringement must show … Continue reading
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Tagged Circuit, Copyright, Court, Registration, requirement, Resolves, Split, Suit, Supreme
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The 924(c)(3)(B) Circuit Split Grows (in a Good Way)
This week, the Fourth Circuit held in United States v. Simms, No. 15-4640 (4th Cir. 2019) (en banc) that § 924(c)(3)’s residual clause is unconstitutionally vague and therefore that conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery is not a crime of … Continue reading