In August, the 11th Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss relator Bruce Jacobs’ qui tam action against JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JP Morgan”), and in doing so, held that blog posts constitute “news media” for...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court’s decision to dismiss a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act (FCA) after analyzing the public disclosure bar channels. The case required the...more
In this post, we summarize noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) decisions so far from 2023. Each of the three circuit court opinions discussed here ruled in favor of the defendants on different aspects of the FCA: the Sixth...more