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First Circuit Adopts Defense-Friendly “But-For” Causation Standard for AKS-Predicated FCA Claims
In a unanimous panel opinion filed on February 18, 2025, the First Circuit held that False Claims Act cases predicated on violations of ...
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First Circuit upholds but-for causation standard for False Claims Act cases premised on Anti-Kickback Statute violations
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit joined a growing list of circuit courts to hold that “but-for causation” is the correct causation standard ...