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Federal Government Asks 11th Circuit To Reverse Decision Declaring Qui Tam Provision of the False Claims Act Unconstitutional

In October 2024, we wrote about U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s dismissal of a whistleblower action, deeming the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) unconstitutional. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

5/12/2025  /  Appeals , Appointments Clause , Article III , Constitutional Challenges , Department of Justice (DOJ) , False Claims Act (FCA) , Qui Tam , Settlement , Whistleblowers

Florida District Judge Invites Flood of Litigation Over Constitutionality of Qui Tam Suits

In an astonishing break from decades of False Claims Act (FCA) precedent, a Florida district court judge deemed the FCA’s qui tam provisions unconstitutional in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates,...more

10/16/2024  /  Abraham Lincoln , Appointments Clause , False Claims Act (FCA) , Motion to Dismiss , Qui Tam , Whistleblowers
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