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September 4, 2014 General

Seventh Circuit Rejects Public Disclosure Bar in Recent Whistleblower Lawsuit

As we have explored in previous posts, there are several defenses available to defendants named in a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Act. One of the most well-known legal mechanisms used to avoid False Claims Act liability is known as the public disclosure bar. This term refers […]
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