Ripping the Veil Off the Government’s Qui Tam Investigations

Posted on May 15, 2018 in Case Analysis, Government Intervention, Materiality, Seal

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On May 10, 2018, United States Senior District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, Joe Billy McDade, issued an order that should form the template for all courts asked to keep the Government’s False Claims Act extension motions under seal.[1] Far too often courts simply grant the Government’s ex... Continue Reading →

Tags: Champion Fitness, False Claims Act, FCA, Morgan, qui tam, seal, unseal

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False Claims Act Update, November 2011

Posted on December 5, 2011 in Legal Updates

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Can an incompetent, and ultimately dismissed, False Claims Act Complaint bar a future complaint under the FCA’s “first to file rule?” The Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. answered the question for the first time on November 4, 2011. Can a settlement agreement between an employer and an employee force... Continue Reading →

Tags: 2011, AARS, Batiste, Cancio, CDC, Chicago, Compass Medical, D.C., dialysis, District of Columbia, False Claims Act, FCA, Foglia, fraud in the inducement, Glynn, Massachusetts, New Jersey, November, Ohio, qui tam, relator, Renal Ventures, Ruble, Scott, seal, settlement agreement, Skidmore, SLM Corporation, Tampa, whistleblower, Wildhirt

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False Claims Act Update, October 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 in Legal Updates

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A case based upon FOIA documents may be subject to the public disclosure bar. A difference of scientific judgment does not create the basis for an FCA suit. Whistleblowers who wish to dismiss their suits after the Government refuses intervention may not hide their identity from the defendants, even if... Continue Reading →

Tags: Danner, Durham, False Claims Act, FCA, Hill, Matsutani, Prospect Waterproofing, Quality Health Care, quit tam, relator, retaliation, seal, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, whistleblower

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