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Profit Seeking Is Not Fraudulent

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.12.12

In United States ex rel. Williams v. Renal Care Group, Inc., the Sixth Circuit found the defendants did not knowingly submit false claims to Medicare when they followed industry practices and sought guidance -- both from outside legal counsel and the government -- on how to follow ambiguous federal regulations, even though the contractors sought to maximize government payments. The court dismissed the idea that contractors "ought to be punished solely for seeking to maximize profits" and rejected the government's argument that the companies had "recklessly" misinterpreted the regulations to do so.


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Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.20.25

What’s new for Belgian Construction Contracts under the New Book 7 of the Civil Code

In recent years, there has been a wave of new legislation impacting contracts and contractual terms. The Belgian legislator is gradually adopting the different Books of the Belgian Civil Code, and the Belgian Code of Economic Law has been updated several times. These changes affect the way contract terms need to be drafted, not only between companies but also with consumers....