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Husch Blackwell LLP

Are the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act unconstitutional?

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The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow individuals to file suit on behalf of the United States and to receive a share of the resulting financial settlement or judgment. Filing a qui tam case is not just a formal...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

District Court Finds Qui Tam Provisions of the False Claims Act Unconstitutional

This landmark decision, if upheld on appeal, has the potential to drastically reduce the number of False Claims Act actions brought against government contractors. A U.S. District Court in Florida held that the qui tam...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Courts Should Finally Rule That the False Claims Act Qui Tam Provisions Are Unconstitutional

Last term, in U.S. ex rel. Polansky v. Exec. Health Res., Inc., three Justices noted that there are “substantial arguments” that the False Claims Act’s (FCA) qui tam provisions do not conform with Article II of the...more

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