Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Rule on Requisite Intent under the Federal Civil False Claims Act: plaintiff must state a claim of both 'falsity' and 'knowledge' for an action to be successful

The federal civil False Claims Act (FCA) (1) generally prohibits 'knowingly' submitting a false claim to the government. (2) Under the FCA, a person 'knows' that a claim is false [...]