On January 21, 2022, the First Circuit adopted a deferential standard that gives the government broad authority to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) suits brought by private citizens (or relators) on behalf of the government...more
Overview of Qui Tam Activity -
We identified 49 health care-related qui tam cases that were unsealed in September and October 2018.
The government intervened in whole or in part in 10 of those 49 unsealed cases, which...more
2/25/2019
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Trends & Analysis -
..We have identified 42 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed in whole or in part since the cases covered in our last Qui Tam Update. Included in that count is one proceeding (the...more
To incentivize whistleblowers to bring false claims promptly to the government’s attention, the False Claims Act (FCA) includes a so-called “first-to-file rule“ (31 U.S.C § 3730(b)(5)), which bars a person other than the...more