The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided a case that created a new standard to assess requests by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss declined qui tam (whistleblower) suits under the False Claims Act...more
8/26/2020
/ Collateral Order Doctrine ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Equal Protection ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FRCP 41 ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
The Granston Memo
Leading up to a webinar on July 15, 2020, we are publishing a blog series covering the risks of enforcement against companies that received COVID-19 relief funds under the CARES Act and strategies for mitigating these risks....more
7/6/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Natural Disasters ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers