US High Court Won’t Hear FCA, Patent Cases
Executive Summary
The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it won’t hear a much-watched case that could have limited the government’s ability to bring False Claims Act cases if it knew of the alleged misconduct. Two drug-world patent cases were also declined.
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