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Whistleblowers Fiduciary Duty Qui Tam

Morgan Lewis

Federal Court Rules False Claims Act Whistleblower Must Face Counterclaims

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A recent decision by a federal district court affirmed the ability of defendants in False Claims Act actions brought by qui tam relators to assert counterclaims against relators. The court’s opinion highlights the opportunity...more

Epstein Becker & Green

From Whistleblower to Defendant: Understanding the Implications of U.S. ex rel. Cooley v. ERMI, LLC

Recently, a Georgia federal district court permitted an employer’s counterclaims against its former employee-whistleblower to proceed in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) lawsuit after determining that the employer’s amended...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

U.S. Department of Justice Requires Qui Tam Relators to Disclose the Involvement of Third-Party Litigation Funding in False Claims...

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In fiscal year 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) secured over $3 billion in judgments and settlements from civil cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA).  Of that $3 billion, over $2.6 billion related to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - August 2015

Are the Circuits A-Splitting? The Ninth Circuit Declines to Follow the Second Circuit's Insider Trading Decision in U.S. v. Newman - Why it matters: On July 6, 2015, the Ninth Circuit in U.S. v. Salman declined to...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - May 2015

It’s an Absolute Privilege to Meet You! Texas Supreme Court Rules That Internal Investigation Report Provided by Shell Oil to DOJ Enjoys “Absolute Privilege” - Why it matters: On May 15, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court...more

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