( October 7, 2024, 2:10 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 7 denied certiorari of a qui tam relator’s petition seeking review of a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling affirming a district court’s dismissal of federal False Claims Act (FCA) suit alleging violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), where the relator argued for review to resolve the split between circuit courts regarding whether knowledge that a party’s conduct violates the law is required to show willfulness pursuant to the AKS....