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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 21, Issue 1 - (Spring 2004)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.28.04

  • "U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Bedroc v. United States: Ownership of Western Desert Sand and Gravel Shifts to Private Sector," Author: Tim McCrum.
  • "Subsidence in SMCRA § 522(e) Areas," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Michael Klise.
  • "Managing the High Risk of Regulatory Noncompliance," Author: Dick Bednar.
  • "Regulation of the Mining Industry — The Past is Prologue," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 11.19.25

Buying Peace: The Importance of Releasing FCA Liability When Resolving Criminal Allegations of Fraud Against the Government

The facts before the Third Circuit in the recently decided case of Patel v. United States illustrate how parties can put themselves in a bind if they make factual admissions when resolving a criminal case involving fraud on the government while not simultaneously resolving the government’s civil claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) for the same underlying conduct....