Recent Developments in 'Regeneron', and Eleventh Circuit Argument Regarding the Constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision
January 5, 2026 | New York Law Journal
In the latest edition of his New York Law Journal column, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello partner Rob Radick examines recent developments in: (a) Regeneron, in which the First Circuit’s but-for causation requirement has caused the government to shift to a false certification theory for a False Claims Act case predicated on alleged violations of the Antikickback Statute; and (b) Zafirov, in which the Eleventh Circuit just heard oral argument regarding the district court’s decision striking down the FCA’s qui tam provision as inconsistent with the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
