Case Updates
Seventh Circuit denies petition for rehearing and holds that submissions made to private corporation under federal E-Rate program constitute “claims” subject to the False Claims Act
January 16, 2024
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Seventh Circuit to grant rehearing and hold that submissions to private corporation, not funded by federal government, do not constitute “claims” subject to the False Claims Act
September 06, 2023
Click here to view the Chamber's brief.
Christian D. Sheehan, John P. Elwood, and Jayce L. Born of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
The Chamber previously filed an amicus brief when this case was at the district court.
Case Documents
- Seventh Circuit Decision -- U.S. ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. (Seventh Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- U.S. ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. (Seventh Circuit)
- Opinion -- U.S. ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. (Seventh Circuit)