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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 26, Issue 1 - (Spring 2011)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 06.01.11


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Included Articles:

  • Clean Water Act Jurisdiction: Navigating the Rapanos Quagmire
  • Endangered Species Act and Global Climate Change: The Polar Bear Litigation Turns Five
  • Deepsea Mineral Mining: From Pipedream to Reality

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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....