PPP Loan Recipient Says False Claims Act Suit Fails To Show Knowing Falsity

( February 3, 2026, 10:44 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — Asserting that a False Claims Act (FCA) claimant had no direct knowledge of the details of a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application process and thus could not show a knowingly false statement made in connection with the application, a construction equipment dealer moved a California federal court for summary judgment in a lawsuit by a former employee alleging that the dealer received the COVID-related loan by altering or misrepresenting its payroll records....