In a recent case, affirming the dismissal of an FCA complaint against the City of Chicago, the Seventh Circuit provided guidance to those seeking to understand the pleading requirements for […]
Earlier this year, we wrote about a case in which a district court disqualified an attorney, Donald Holmes, from serving as a relator based, in part, on his use of […]
As we previously reported, the DOJ’s recent “Yates Memo” signals a renewed focus by DOJ on individual culpability for corporate wrongdoing. This focus applies to DOJ’s view of what is […]
The D.C. Circuit recently issued another opinion in a case that we have followed closely, In re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., No. 14-5319 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 11, 2015). For […]
Posted by Scott Stein and Emily Van Wyck Whether and under what circumstances an attorney can act as a whistleblower is one of the most controversial subjects under the False Claims […]
Posted by Scott Stein and Emily Van Wyck In United States ex rel. Rockey v. Ear Inst. of Chicago, No. 11-cv-07258 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 25, 2015), the relator alleged that her […]
Posted by Jaime L.M. Jones and Emily Van Wyck Earlier this week, Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Ron Wyden (Oregon) hosted a press conference to announce the launch of the Whistleblower Protection […]
Posted by Scott Stein and Emily Van Wyck Last week, a district court judge rejected a relator’s argument that the FCA restricts the award of costs against unsuccessful relators to only […]
Posted by Jaime L.M. Jones and Emily Van Wyck A Florida federal district court granted a motion for a new trial on damages after an $89.6 million default judgment was entered […]