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The Top FCA Developments of 2019

Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.30.20

The third year of False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement under the Trump administration was defined by a number of notable settlements, the implementation of several policy changes announced last year concerning how the Department of Justice (DOJ) will pursue (and in some instances, dismiss) cases under the FCA, and a Supreme Court decision addressing the statute of limitations circuit split. These highlights are among the important developments discussed by C&M attorneys in a “Feature Comment” published in The Government Contractor, which considers key issues impacting FCA liability, such as the increased risk associated with cybersecurity noncompliance, small business fraud, and the continued significance of materiality post-Escobar.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.15.24

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Copyright Damages Can Be Recovered Beyond the Three-Year Statute of Limitations

On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Warner Chappell Music Inc. et al. v. Sherman Nealy et al., Case No. 22-1078, resolving a circuit split in federal courts as to whether it is possible to recover copyright damages beyond the three-year filing statute of limitations. The court held in a 6-3 ruling that there is no time limit on monetary recovery, while leaving the three-year filing deadline intact....