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The FCA Panel at the 2026 ABA White Collar Crime Institute in San Diego made one thing clear: the False Claims Act is in a constant flux, shaped by constitutional tensions, policy debates, and a rapidly politicizing...more
A US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit panel heard oral argument on March 18, 2026 in an appeal of a 2025 District of New Jersey decision upholding a jury verdict in favor of qui tam relators, presenting an opportunity...more
In the wake of a March 9 letter from three U.S. Senators expressing concerns about Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s dual role as Acting IRS Commissioner, the IRS announced today that Bessent is no longer serving as Acting...more
Judge Kenney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in Jonathan Meyer v ADS Clinics, LLC, No. 21-cv-5303, on February 10, 2026, rejected a most recent attempt to gut the qui tam provisions from the federal False Claims Act...more
Explore key constitutional False Claims Act (FCA) issues, including Article II and Excessive Fines Clause challenges. Learn how recent court decisions impact FCA enforcement and penalty limits in 2026....more
Key Takeaways: Sixth Circuit FCA precedent remains intact. The Sixth Circuit declined to entertain constitutional challenges to the FCA’s qui tam provisions, emphasizing that binding circuit precedent forecloses arguments...more
The much-anticipated appellate showdown regarding the constitutionality of the whistleblower (or qui tam) provision of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) took place before a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of...more
The Beltway Buzz® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
On January 3, 2026, the Senate sent the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be CFPB Director back to the President—a move that would allow Russell Vought to remain acting head of the bureau through August 1. President Trump...more
On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard argument in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Association, LLC (Zafirov), which involves a challenge to the constitutionality of...more
The prolonged legal fight over Alina Habba's status as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor has thrown court proceedings throughout the Garden State into turmoil. Even with the recent 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...more
As we noted in our recent Insight, at least eight decisions from district courts around the country have rejected the reasoning in the September 30, 2024, opinion of District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle from the U.S....more
This is the third post in the Dorsey FCANow Blog’s FCA Basics Series covering the fundamentals of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), outlining FCA procedure, and highlighting key facets of FCA practice. Today’s post introduces the...more
Appellate courts have been active in the labor space amid a “lost year” for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which has issued almost no decisions since the beginning of the second Trump administration, following the...more
On a path that likely leads to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held oral argument last week in United States ex rel Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, et al. Judges Elizabeth L. Branch,...more
Key Takeaways: Eleventh Circuit Hears Landmark Qui Tam Appeal: The Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in United States ex rel. Zafirov, an appeal from a district court decision holding the FCA’s qui tam provisions...more
On December 5, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld President Donald Trump’s removal of former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox and former Merit Systems...more
On December 12, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, an appeal challenging relators’ authority to bring claims under the qui tam provisions of the...more
On December 12, the Eleventh Circuit heard the much-anticipated oral arguments in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates LLC concerning the constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam...more
On December 12, 2025, an Eleventh Circuit panel heard oral argument in a closely watched Justice Department and relator appeal of a 2024 Middle District of Florida opinion finding the qui tam provisions of the False Claims...more
On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC regarding the constitutionality of the qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act, which allow private...more
Friday, the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in a closely watched appeal concerning whether the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA”) are constitutional....more
The Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in United States ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, a case addressing the constitutionality of qui tam relators that has drawn national attention. At stake is the...more
On December 12, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, a closely watched appeal arising from Foley’s precedent-setting victory for its...more
Recently, three Supreme Court Justices, unsolicited, invited inquiry into the constitutionality of the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provisions. This inquiry has vast significance. The FCA is the government’s chief weapon...more