The False Claims Act's ("FCA") use of qui tam relators (private individuals bringing suit on behalf of the government) has long raised both procedural and substantive challenges....more
A case must be filed within either six years of the FCA violation or three years from when the government knew or should have known of the violation.
In Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt, the Supreme Court...more
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On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Leidos v. Indiana Public Retirement System, a securities case that raised important and unsettled issues about the scope of liability under Section 10(b) of the Securities...more