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Fifth Circuit Affirms: Res Judicata Bars FCA Retaliation Suit

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Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit considered an appeal from the Eastern District of Louisiana, which dismissed appellants’ FCA retaliation claims based on res judicata. Res judicata, or “claim...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chris Lazarini Examines Dismissal of Claims Applying Res Judicata Standard

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Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini examined a case filed by Morgan Stanley against Defendant in a FINRA arbitration over an un-paid promissory note. The Defendant answered without asserting counterclaims, but later...more

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District Court Rejects “Worthless Services” FCA Claim, Interprets First-to File Bar and Res Judicata in FCA Context

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Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed a 2-count False Claims Act (FCA) complaint against Unisys Corporation. United States ex rel. Soodavar v. Unisys Corp., 2016 WL 1367163...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

California Lawyer 2015 Roundtable Series – False Claims Act

False Claims Act practice is evolving in subtle ways that may particularly affect cases where the federal government does not intervene. Recent decisions help clarify the law’s “first-to-file” rule and who may pursue...more

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Government’s Objections to Non-Intervened FCA Settlement Are Unreasonable – Now What?

Recently, South Carolina U.S. District Judge Joseph Anderson, Jr. issued an opinion in which he struggled with how to handle a non-intervened qui tam brought under the Federal False Claims Act (FCA). In his opinion, Judge...more

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