Partners Douglas Baruch, Jennifer Wollenberg, and associate James Nelson wrote a Law360 Expert Analysis article delving into questions raised by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit about jurisdiction over False Claims Act claims based on alleged customs violations. The article details different perspectives on the issue, Island Industries Inc. v. Sigma Corp., and takeaways from the case.
“Through its sua sponte identification of a potential subject matter jurisdiction defect, the Ninth Circuit has resurrected an issue that has received little attention in the last 20 years,” they wrote.