A recent decision from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania provides an important procedural win for defendants and a reminder that the False Claims Act’s seal provision is not intended to provide indefinite confidentiality.  In United States ex rel. Compton v. HCR ManorCare, Inc., the court ordered the unsealing of close to 50 ex parte motions that the United States filed to extend the statutory 60-day seal period to close to ten years, while it investigated the complaints and decided whether to intervene.

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