The US Supreme Court’s June 21 order granting certiorari in Polansky v. Executive Health Resources signals the Court’s intention to settle a circuit court split on the procedure and standard by which the government can...more
The Seventh Circuit’s novel statutory interpretation of the government’s dismissal authority under 31 USC § 3730(c)(2)(A) may have unintended consequences. ...more
8/21/2020
/ Cost-Benefit Analysis ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Whistleblowers
Just as the government’s exercise of its statutory authority to dismiss non-intervened False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam cases was beginning to pick up steam, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued a new...more