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D.C. Circuit Adopts Implied Certification, But Rejects Collective Knowledge

Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.08.11

As reported in our December 7, 2010, Bullet Point, in U.S. v. Science Applications Int'l Corp. the D.C. Circuit expanded the scope of the False Claims Act when it concluded that a contractor may violate the act if it knowingly breaches a contractual provision, statute, or regulation that is material to payment by the government.  To learn more about the decision, including how the court rejected "collective knowledge" as a means of showing corporate intent, read this new article authored by C&M's Andy Liu and Jon Cone in West's The Government Contractor

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.13.24

New FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)  recently announced that it approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”), broadening the rule’s
coverage to inbound calls for technical support (“Tech Support”) services. For example, if a Tech Support company presents a pop-up alert (such as one that
claims consumers’ computers or other devices are infected with malware or other problems) or uses a direct mail solicitation to induce consumers to call
about Tech Support services, that conduct would violate the amended TSR. 
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