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Supreme Court Rejects Mandatory Dismissal for an FCA Seal Breach

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The Supreme Court held that a relator’s breach of the seal in a qui tam case does not require mandatory dismissal of the complaint, but the Court declined to articulate what factors are appropriate to consider in determining...more

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Supreme Court Holds That Violations of the False Claims Act’s Seal Requirements Do Not Require Automatic Dismissal

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On December 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby that violations of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) seal requirement do not require...more

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