Whistleblower’s Dismissal with Prejudice Not the End of the Road for Qui Tam Action

Posted on October 30, 2018 in Government Intervention

The Fifth Circuit ruled that a whistleblower’s voluntary dismissal with prejudice cannot affect the Government’s ability to pursue related litigation. When the Government has not yet intervened, and thus is not a yet a party, a case cannot be dismissed with prejudice as to the Government by a whistleblower. Background... Continue Reading →

Tags: AKS, Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, FCA, Fifth Circuit, Northern District of Georgia, qui tam, Southern District of Texas, Vaughn ex rel. v. United Biologics, Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice, whistleblower

Whistleblower’s Dismissal with Prejudice Not the End of the Road for Qui Tam Action

Posted on October 30, 2018 in Government Intervention

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