JD Supra1d
Supreme Court Confirms That the Federal Claims Act Applies to the FCC's E-rate Program
Last Friday, in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, the Supreme Court unanimously held that requests for ...
The National Law Review2d
In Win for Qui Tam Whistleblowers, SCOTUS Finds False Claims Act Liability in E-Rate Fraud Case
On February 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in the False Claims Act (FCA) case Wisconsin Bell Inc. v.
JD Supra4d
Supreme Court Rules E-Rate Reimbursement Requests Are “Claims” Under the False Claims Act
Heath and its potential implications for other public-private programs. The case involved the Education-Rate (E-Rate) program, which was established under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to ...
Education Week8d
Schools May Get Relief From Overcharges After Supreme Court Ruling on E-Rate
The federal E-rate program that funds internet connections in education is subject to a major anti-fraud statute, potentially bolstering schools that have been allegedly overcharged by ...
Another PG&E rate hike to show up on March bills
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. electricity bills will rise by about $3 for average households in March when two new charges are ...
Law7d
Supreme Court Rules Against AT&T Entity in False Claims Suit Over E-Rate Program
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held Friday that a whistleblower can bring a federal False Claims Act lawsuit against an AT&T subsidiary over reimbursements from an industry-funded program to ...