A federal district court in California has denied a qui tam relator’s attempt to share in the proceeds of a $323 million FCA settlement, holding that he was not the […]
Posted by Jonathan Cohn and Brian Morrissey On May 12, a federal district court dismissed what the New York Times had described as an “innovative” qui tam suit against U.S. Bank, N.A., […]
Posted by Jonathan Cohn and Annemarie Hillman Last week, the Eleventh Circuit reached a decision in United States ex rel. Osheroff v. Humana, Inc., No. 13-15278 (11th Cir. 2015), which provides […]
Posted by Jonathan F. Cohn and Brian P. Morrissey A federal district court in Georgia has ordered a defendant in a False Claims Act case to produce attorney-client privileged communications to […]
Posted by Jonathan F. Cohn and Brian P. Morrissey A federal magistrate judge in West Virginia has granted an FCA defendant’s request to depose relators’ counsel regarding non-privileged discussions in which […]
Posted by Jonathan Cohn and Brian Morrissey Last week, the Solicitor General filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to deny certiorari on a case that presents two questions of critical […]
Posted by Jonathan Cohn and Joshua Fougere Earlier this month, a federal district court in California dismissed relators’ retaliation claims because they rested on an unduly expansive interpretation of 31 U.S.C. […]
Posted by Jonathan Cohn and Josh Fougere Last week, the Supreme Court of Louisiana reversed a $330 million judgment ($258 million in penalties, $70 million in attorney fees, and $3 million […]
Posted by Jonathan F. Cohn and Brian P. Morrissey Earlier this month, the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee approved a State False Claims Act by a 15-9 vote, advancing the bill […]
Posted by Jonathan F. Cohn and Brian P. Morrissey Last week, in United States ex rel. Wildhirt v. AARS Forever, Inc., No. 09-C-1215, 2013 WL 5304092 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 19, 2013), a […]