Waqas A. Akmal, Author at False Claims Act Blog

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Entries by Waqas A. Akmal

22 07 '19

D.C. Circuit Rejects Expansive Theory of FCA Liability Predicated on Failure to Pay an Unassessed Penalty

July 22, 2019/in D.C. Circuit, Overpayments, Reverse False Claims/by Waqas A. Akmal

On July 5, 2019, the D.C. Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a qui tam lawsuit against several chemical manufacturers alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to […]

25 09 '18

Ninth Circuit Addresses Impact of Escobar’s Falsity and Materiality Requirements On Existing Circuit Precedent

September 25, 2018/in 9th Circuit, Escobar, Falsity, Implied Certification, Materiality/by Waqas A. Akmal

In Escobar, the Supreme Court held that the implied false certification theory of liability is viable under the False Claims Act when “at least two conditions” are satisfied: “[F]irst, the […]