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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Fourth Circuit Applies the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act to False Claims Act Relators and Limits the FCA’s First-to-File...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/18/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co, et. al (No. 12-1011), recently vitiated two traditional defenses in actions under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). First, the...more

Fourth Circuit Holds FCA Statute Of Limitations Tolled By Wartime Suspension Of Limitations Act

by BuckleySandler LLP on 4/8/2013

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently held that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) statute of limitations can be tolled by the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA) in civil qui tam actions in which the...more

Fourth Circuit Expands False Claims Act Statute-Of-Limitations Period

by Richard Clifford | Perkins Coie on 4/4/2013

For the first time in the more than 50-year history of the statute, a federal appeals court has applied the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act (WSLA), 18 U.S.C. § 3287, to a civil False Claims Act (FCA) case. A World War...more

The Fourth Circuit Suspends Statutes Of Limitations On False Claims Act Claims During Times Of War And Holds That The “First To...

by Connie Bertram, Amy Blackwood | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 4/3/2013

In United States ex rel. Carter v. Halliburton Co., No. 12-1011 (4th Cir. Mar. 18, 2013), the Fourth Circuit held that the statute of limitations for False Claims Act claims is suspended during times of war. The court also...more