The recent settlement of a False Claims Act case afforded SDNY Judge Ronnie Abrams the opportunity to address the standard for redacting a qui tam Relator’s FCA complaint. Judge Abrams decided that Relator Devin English had...more
3/22/2023
/ Disclosure ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Judicial Records ,
Misappropriation ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Qui Tam ,
Redacted Documents ,
Relators ,
Right of Access ,
Voluntary Dismissals ,
Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case that will decide two important questions under the False Claims Act (FCA). In United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., the Relator asks the Court to...more
6/22/2022
/ Certiorari ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Medicare ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Violations ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc
The Supreme Court yesterday unanimously decided that a relator may take advantage of the longer ten-year statute of limitations under the False Claims Act in a case in which the United States has declined to intervene, as...more
5/14/2019
/ Appeals ,
Cochise Consultancy Inc v United States ex rel Hunt ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
First-to-File ,
Government Officials ,
Intervenors ,
Oral Argument ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations
The Second Circuit examined the False Claims Act’s “alternate remedy” provision for the first time yesterday, holding that a fugitive who had dismissed his qui tam action was not entitled to a share of a $25.6 million FCA...more
EDNY Judge Brian Cogan recently addressed the False Claims Act public disclosure bar and original source rule in a decision based on a qui tam Relator’s claims that defendants marketed a test to measure the levels of a...more
Last week, the Second Circuit held that a False Claims Act relator does not have to plead details of specific alleged false billings or invoices to the government, as long as he can allege facts leading to a strong inference...more
7/31/2017
/ Ambulance Providers ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FRCP 9(b) ,
Medicaid Reimbursements ,
Pleading Standards ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Whistleblowers