Key Points The volume of new False Claims Act (FCA) case filings remained high in 2021, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) collected more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments — the second-largest annual total in...more
As for the Judiciary, the U.S. Supreme Court did not issue any relevant decisions nor grant certiorari in any notable FCA cases in FY21. To the contrary, they denied petitions to review appellate cases of potential...more
On August 31, 2015, highway contractors Trinity Industries, Inc. and Trinity Highway Products, LLC (collectively, Trinity) appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit a $663,360,750 final judgment entered...more