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False Claims Act Recoveries During 2021

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On February 1, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered $5.6 billion from False Claims Act (FCA) Cases during fiscal year 2021. Each year, the DOJ publishes statistics about its...more

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The Granston Memo Strikes Again, but the Standards for Dismissal Remain Unclear

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As has been emphasized with the disclosure of the “Granston Memo” in January 2018 and several cases since, the government may request dismissal of a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et...more

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Justice Department Increasingly Supports Dismissal of Qui Tam Lawsuits

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The False Claims Act (FCA) includes a provision that allows the government to file a motion to dismiss a whistleblower's qui tam lawsuit over the whistleblower's objection if the whistleblower "has been notified by the...more

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Justice Department Touts FY2019 False Claims Act Statistics As Evidence Of Administration’s “High Priority” Against Fraud, But The...

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Earlier this month, the United States Department of Justice issued a press release to announce recoveries of over $3 billion from False Claims Act cases in FY2019. In making the announcement, Assistant Attorney General Jody...more

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The Granston Memo in Tension: Third Circuit Allows DOJ’s Dismissal of FCA Claim without a Hearing; Sen. Grassley Wants DOJ to Pump...

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The Department of Justice can move to dismiss a whistleblower’s claim under the False Claims Act without first holding an in-person hearing, the Third Circuit recently ruled in Chang v. Children’s Advocacy Center of Delaware,...more

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