Case Updates
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to hold that, in addition to qui tam litigation violating Article II, the judgment requested by relator would imposes a constitutionally excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment
June 12, 2026
Steven A. Engel and Riley Compton of Dechert LLP served as outside counsel.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Fifth Circuit to hold, at the panel stage or en banc, that the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions are unconstitutional
January 27, 2026
Steven A. Engel, Riley Compton, Michael H. McGinley, Brian Kulp, and Brendan Bell of Dechert LLP served as outside counsel.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief, 1.27.26 -- U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas, LLC (Fifth Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief, 6.12.26 -- U.S. ex rel. Taylor v. Healthcare Associates of Texas LLC (Fifth Circuit)