How Vast Government Aid and Imaginative Enforcement Could Mean FCA Liability for a Growing Breadth of Industries
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.10.21
Over the past few years, both the government and False Claims Act relators (whistleblowers) have targeted more types of defendants than they have ever previously. Against this backdrop, Congress passed two of the largest relief bills in modern history and thus even more companies find themselves involved with the federal government in a new way or for the first time This article examines the government’s enforcement of FCA against such new or non-traditional defendants and provides key takeaways.
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.29.26
California Assembly Passes AB 1776, Sending Major Antitrust Bill to the Senate
California’s COMPETE Act (AB 1776) narrowly passed the California State Assembly by three votes on Wednesday and now moves to the California State Senate. The bill — introduced in March by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry — is modeled closely on draft legislation recommended by the California Law Revision Commission in September. AB 1776 would not only significantly expand potential liability for single-firm conduct and monopolization but, based on recent amendments, would also explicitly decouple California antitrust analysis from certain federal standards. Crowell & Moring is representing the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to AB 1776.
Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.29.26
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Texas Targets Big Tech With Wave of Suits and Investigations, Part of Nationwide Trend
