Meredith Greene Jalali, Author at False Claims Act Blog

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Entries by Meredith Greene Jalali

12 09 '22

D.C. Circuit Holds Defendants Are Entitled To Offset Damages By Amounts Paid By Other Settling Defendants

September 12, 2022/in D.C. Circuit, Damages/by Meredith Greene Jalali

The D.C. Circuit recently issued an important opinion on an issue of first impression: under what circumstances is an FCA defendant entitled to offset damages by amounts the government or […]

19 01 '22

11th Circuit Holds Eighth Amendment Applies to FCA Monetary Awards in Non-Intervened Cases

January 19, 2022/in 11th Circuit, Constitutionality, Damages, Penalties/by Meredith Greene Jalali

The Eleventh Circuit recently held that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to monetary awards in non-intervened FCA actions—the first federal court of appeals directly to address the […]

10 08 '21

DC Circuit Clarifies Standard For Determining When A Relator Is Entitled To Recover Under FCA’s “Alternate Remedy” Provision

August 10, 2021/in Alternate Remedy, D.C. Circuit, Relators/by Meredith Greene Jalali

In an interesting opinion interpreting the FCA’s alternate remedy provision, the D.C. Circuit recently held that a relator who filed a False Claims Act (FCA) case that was ultimately settled […]