The National Law Review

First Circuit Clarifies FCA Liability Standard for AKS Violations, Deepening Circuit Split

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JD Supra

Investigations Newsletter: First Circuit Joins Sixth and Eighth Circuits in Adopting Heightened, But-For Causation Standard for AKS-Based FCA Claims

On February 18, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit became the latest court to agree that the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) requires proof of but-for causation to generate a per se False ...
JD Supra

First Circuit Blocks 340B Rebate Pilot Program; Upfront Discounts Remain in Effect

On January 7, 2026, the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal government’s emergency motion to stay a district court injunction blocking implementation of HRSA’s 340B Rebate Model Pilot ...
The National Law Review

First Circuit Ruling Highlights Ongoing COVID-19 Religious Discrimination Issues

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Courthouse News Service

First Circuit keeps ruling against Trump’s birthright citizenship order in place

The John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, home of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. (Photo by Beyond My Ken from Wikipedia Commons via Courthouse News) BOSTON (CN) — The First Circuit on ...
Reason

The First Circuit Is Not A Denny's

According to the Attorney General, the First Circuit's clerk refused to "offer any means of filing" an emergency brief after 5:00 p.m. After 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, federal district court ...