Government,
Civil Rights
Apr. 4, 2019
Bill aims to clarify the California False Claims Act
This session, the California Legislature will consider Assembly Bill 1270, which would amend the California False Claims Act to clear up confusion over two of the law’s key elements: materiality and damages.
This session, the California Legislature will consider Assembly Bill 1270, which would amend the California False Claims Act to clear up confusion over two of the law's key elements: materiality and damages. The proposed legislation makes plain that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2016 Escobar decision did not alter the CFCA's materiality requirement. It also adds language to expressly include consequential damages to the liability calculus. Impor...
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