Consider the following scenario: A whistleblower files a complaint against a defendant under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Then, the whistleblower voluntarily dismisses that complaint (perhaps because the government has declined to intervene, and the whistleblower does not wish to pursue the case at that time.) But then, the government […]
In bringing a claim under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), typically there are some sort of false or fraudulent statements made to the government. See 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(1)(A), (B). However, it should be noted that FCA claims may be committed by an affirmative misrepresentation or omission. See Universal Health […]
The False Claims Act allows a private individual to bring a case on behalf of the federal government for fraud against the government. In other words, if an individual (a “relator”) knows of another person or entity who is cheating the government through fraud, the False Claims Act allows the […]
After finding that transactions of fraud have been publicly disclosed, the next step in the public disclosure analysis is determining if the allegations in the complaint are “substantially the same” as those publicly disclosed transactions of fraud. See Moore, 812 F.3d at 301. The Public Disclosure Bar Language Pre/Post 2010 […]
In May 2009, Congress passed the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (“FERA”), which implemented substantial changes to the False Claims Act (“FCA”) for the first time in two decades.[1] This three-part series of blog articles will discuss three of the most important changes, including (1) a clarification that […]
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