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Kicking Employers While They Are Down: Vicarious Liability Under The Anti-Kickback Act, Daniel Horner
Kicking Employers While They Are Down: Vicarious Liability Under The Anti-Kickback Act, Daniel Horner
Catholic University Law Review
The Anti-Kickback Act is one of the instruments the Government uses to punish and prevent procurement fraud. The Act creates criminal and civil liability for the use of kickbacks by government contractors. Specifically, the civil provision contains two subsections -- one punishing employees for their actions, and the other punishing employers under a theory of strict liability. In United States ex rel. Vavra v. Kellogg, Brown & Root, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that employers are subject to vicarious liability for their employees' violations of the first subsection of the civil suit provision …
Drawing The Line: Board Of Contract Appeals' Jurisdiction To Make Determinations Of Fraud, Benjamin Williams
Drawing The Line: Board Of Contract Appeals' Jurisdiction To Make Determinations Of Fraud, Benjamin Williams
Catholic University Law Review
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