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FRCP 41 False Claims Act (FCA)

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Recent Supreme Court Case Affirms Government’s Power to Dismiss Qui Tam Suits

On June 16, 2023, the Supreme Court (the “Court”) in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources affirmed the federal government’s power to dismiss a False Claims Act (“FCA”) action brought under the qui tam...more

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Does the Government Retain Control of False Claims Act Cases?

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United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc. (S. Ct. June 16, 2023) - The vast majority of False Claims Act cases are initiated by private parties, known as relators, not the government. In fact,...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Supreme Court Clarifies the Government’s FCA Dismissal Power and Invites Constitutional Challenge to the FCA’s Qui Tam...

For the second time this month, the United States Supreme Court addressed a circuit split involving the False Claims Act (FCA, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 – 3733). Earlier, in the SuperValu decision (discussed in a recent Health Law Rx...more

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US Supreme Court to Review Department of Justice Dismissal Authority

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On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court agreed to review a US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision holding that the federal government’s ability to dismiss False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits is controlled by Federal Rule...more

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Seventh Circuit Adds to Circuit Split Over Standard for DOJ Dismissals in FCA Cases

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

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