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The Top FCA Decisions of 2015 for Government Contractors

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.16.16

From the Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the applicability of the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to several rulings widening the circuit split on the implied certification theory of liability, 2015 saw a number of important False Claims Act case law developments. In a "Feature Comment" published in The Government Contractor, C&M attorneys highlight the top ten decisions from 2015 on key issues—such as damages calculations, original source requirements, statistical sampling, and more—that will shape this ever-active area of litigation in 2016 and beyond.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 09.15.26

GAO Indicates Reasonable Conflict of Interest Investigation Must Include Inquiry of Involved Firm

The U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Viderity Inc.—Costs, B-424422.5, Sept. 1, 2026, offers useful insight into what constitutes a legally sufficient conflict of interest investigation. The decision arose in an unusual procedural posture: Viderity initially protested, alleging that an agency evaluator had a personal conflict of interest. After the agency took corrective action, Viderity filed a cost entitlement claim requesting that GAO direct the agency to reimburse Viderity’s protest costs. In evaluating that claim, GAO assessed whether Viderity’s underlying protest ground was “clearly meritorious.”...