( March 5, 2026, 12:16 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a lower court’s grant of summary judgment for the U.S. government in its suit alleging that a wheat farmer defrauded the government and violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by concealing harvested wheat and receiving crop insurance indemnity payments of more than $500,000, finding that issues of fact remain regarding whether the farmer acted with the required scienter under the FCA....