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The Common-Law Roots Of Materiality Under The False Claims Act, Noah Matthew Rich May 2023

The Common-Law Roots Of Materiality Under The False Claims Act, Noah Matthew Rich

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Fixed Payment Schedules Do Not Foreclose Liability Under The False Claims Act, Glen Mcclain May 2023

Fixed Payment Schedules Do Not Foreclose Liability Under The False Claims Act, Glen Mcclain

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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A Framework For Assessing Whether Civil Penalties Under The False Claims Act Violate The Excessive Fines Clause Of The Eighth Amendment, Joel D. Hesch May 2023

A Framework For Assessing Whether Civil Penalties Under The False Claims Act Violate The Excessive Fines Clause Of The Eighth Amendment, Joel D. Hesch

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Fraud is crippling government programs, such as Medicare and the military. The government’s primary enforcement tool is the False Claims Act (“FCA”), which not only requires that the defendant pay three times the amount of damages, but also mandates a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 (with adjustments for inflation) per violation. Because civil penalties apply to each false claim, complex fraud schemes may result in a defendant being liable for hundreds or even thousands of civil penalties. This article analyzes when civil penalties (or a portion of treble damages) under the FCA violate …


All Hands On Deck: The Role Of Government Employees As Qui Tam Relators, Renée Brooker, Jaclyn S. Tayabji May 2023

All Hands On Deck: The Role Of Government Employees As Qui Tam Relators, Renée Brooker, Jaclyn S. Tayabji

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Remembering James B. Helmer, Jr., A Titan Of False Claims Act Litigation, B. Nathaniel Garrett May 2023

Remembering James B. Helmer, Jr., A Titan Of False Claims Act Litigation, B. Nathaniel Garrett

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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James B. Helmer, Jr. — A Tribute, Neil V. Getnick May 2023

James B. Helmer, Jr. — A Tribute, Neil V. Getnick

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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James B. Helmer, Jr.: A Legal Maverick For The False Claims Act, S. Elizabeth Malloy, Michael E. Solimine May 2023

James B. Helmer, Jr.: A Legal Maverick For The False Claims Act, S. Elizabeth Malloy, Michael E. Solimine

University of Cincinnati Law Review

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Leveraging Professional Identity Formation In The Doctrinal Law School Class, Louis D. Bilionis Jan 2023

Leveraging Professional Identity Formation In The Doctrinal Law School Class, Louis D. Bilionis

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

American law schools are paying increased attention to the professional identity formation of their students. The trend should grow now that the American Bar Association’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has revised its accreditation standards to prescribe that “a law school shall provide substantial opportunities to students for … (3) the development of a professional identity.”

As law school faculty and staff proceed, professors who teach traditional doctrinal classes may doubt they can do much if anything differently in their courses to support professional identity formation. Questions about course coverage and their own competency to focus …