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Cert Denied in Closely Watched FCA Penalties Case

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.15.14

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Gosselin World Wide Moving v. U.S. ex rel. Bunk, in which the petitioners questioned to what extent the Eighth Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause serves as a check on per-invoice penalties under the False Claims Act. That denial will preserve the Fourth Circuit's holding that a $24 million fine was sufficiently proportional to the gravity of the offense, despite the relator's failure at trial to seek—let alone prove—any economic harm to the government.


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Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.01.25

EU AI Act, GDPR, and Digital Laws Changes Proposed

Major changes have been proposed to EU AI, data and wider digital laws. On 19th November 2025, the European Union Commission issued its much anticipated Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal, (the “Digital Omnibus”) and also its Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal, (the “AI Omnibus”). The mooted changes potentially impact the “Brussels effect” seen post GDPR and add potential complexities to the compliance efforts of businesses....