Causation in the law has been a difficult concept for many, including lawyers and judges, to grasp. In law school we learned ...
Attorney Stuart Silverman says the First Circuit’s widening the divide on the False Claims Act’s causation standard adds to ...
The First Circuit joins the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in adopting a more exacting causation standard for False Claims Act liability premised ...
On February 18, 2025, the First Circuit joined the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in adopting a “but for” causation standard in ...
1320a-7b(b)(1). The government’s favored position requires a lesser showing than but-for causation. The Third Circuit was the first to weigh in on this debate when it endorsed this view in ...