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California FCA Strengthened to Parallel the Federal Act

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.23.12

On September 27, Governor Brown signed into law amendments to the California False Claims Act predominantly designed to strengthen the CFCA and conform it to the federal FCA. The new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2013, increases incentives to bring lawsuits against state and local contractors by broadening anti-retaliation provisions, raising the amount of civil penalties recoverable, facilitating whistleblower suits, and extending liability for retention of an overpayment.


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Client Alert | 3 min read | 07.13.26

Amici Rally Behind Liberty Global, Urging Tenth Circuit to Rein in Economic Substance Doctrine

Following the 10th Circuit's April 21, 2026, decision affirming the disallowance of Liberty Global’s $2.4 billion deduction under the codified economic substance doctrine, I.R.C. § 7701(o), Liberty Global filed a petition for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc on June 5, 2026. That petition has since drawn significant amicus support from various industry groups representing large taxpayers, as discussed below....