False Claims Act

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Examining Causation Standards in False Claims Act Cases Predicated on Anti-Kickback Statute Violations
Josh J. Leopold
Josh J. Leopold is a J.D. Candidate at the University of Chicago Law School, Class of 2024.

He thanks Matthew Makowski, Abigail Barney, Virginia Robinson, and the entire University of Chicago Law Review Online staff for their insightful comments.

Congress has decided that awarding kickbacks to doctors to influence medical decisions is unacceptable, at least when the underlying medical care is reimbursed at the government’s expense.