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Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Ex Rel. Escobar– SCOTUS opinion, 136 S. Ct. 1484 (2016); Implied False Certification and “Materiality” under the False Claims Act

Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Ex Rel. Escobar– SCOTUS opinion, 136 S. Ct. 1484 (2016); Implied False Certification and “Materiality” under the False Claims Act

Having recently attended a fabulous qui tam seminar sponsored by the Charleston School of Law and...
United States v. Steve Hale (4th Cir, 5/17/17): Fences, Addicts, and Stolen Goods, Oh My! The Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Willful Blindness Jury Instruction.

United States v. Steve Hale (4th Cir, 5/17/17): Fences, Addicts, and Stolen Goods, Oh My! The Fourth Circuit Upholds Denial of Willful Blindness Jury Instruction.

This is an important case because of the attention it directs to the willful blindness jury...
US v. Karen Kimble (4th Cir, filed 5/2/17): Search and Seizure Issue– Agents Empowered to Take Cash If Reasonable Agent Would Have Thought It Covered by the Warrant (and even when the Agents thought it related to crime beyond the scope of the warrant).

US v. Karen Kimble (4th Cir, filed 5/2/17): Search and Seizure Issue– Agents Empowered to Take Cash If Reasonable Agent Would Have Thought It Covered by the Warrant (and even when the Agents thought it related to crime beyond the scope of the warrant).

This is a really interesting search issue, in my opinion, and confirms that hard cases sometimes...