U.S. Supreme Court earlier agreed to consider two cases addressing necessary state of mind to violate FCA. FCA prohibits defendants from knowingly submitting false claims. That scienter standard is broader than just actual knowledge.
An attorney for former Portage Mayor James Snyder argued Wednesday that his convictions on federal bribery and tax charges should be vacated and he should be granted a third trial due to evidentiary issues and mischarging him under the federal bribery statute before a three-judge panel at the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Hanover Ins. Co. v. R.W. Dunteman Co., 2022 WL 13769371, - F.4th - (7th Cir. Oct. 24, 2022), recently interpreted Illinois law.
A truck driver claiming that a company violated federal law by paying him less than the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour stated sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Se
A truck driver claiming that a company violated federal law by paying him less than the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour stated sufficient facts to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Se