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False Claims Act and Excessive Fines Clause: 4th Circuit Upholds Relator's Decision to Accept Smaller Judgment to Avoid Unconstitutional Result
1 Jan 2014, 8:30 pm by A. Brian Albritton
Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addressed whether the penalties assessed against a defendant under the False Claims Act ("FCA") can ever violate the 8th Amendment's protection against "excessive fines" in the appeal, United States ex rel Kurt Bunk & Daniel Heuser v. [read post]
False Claims Act & Qui Tam Law - http://www.falseclaimsactlawblog.com/
Court Refuses to Impose FCA Civil Penalty in False Certification Case On Grounds That $50.2 Million Penalty Violates Excessive Fines Clause
19 Feb 2012, 6:57 pm by A. Brian Albritton
The Blog of Legal Times recently featured an interesting case where a District Court Judge refused after the trial of a False Claims Act ("FCA") case to impose the minimum $50.2 million Civil False Claims Act penalty on the grounds that the penalty was unconstitutionally excessive in violation of the 8th Amendment:  United States ex rel Kurt Bunk & Daniel Heuser v. [read post]
False Claims Act & Qui Tam Law - http://falseclaimsactlaw.blogspot.com/