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Federal Government Asks 11th Circuit To Reverse Decision Declaring Qui Tam Provision of the False Claims Act Unconstitutional

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In October 2024, we wrote about U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s dismissal of a whistleblower action, deeming the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) unconstitutional. The Department of Justice (DOJ)...more

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Fifth Circuit Concurrence Adds Voice to FCA Constitutionality Questions

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A first appellate circuit judge has questioned the False Claim Act’s constitutionality. In the Fifth Circuit’s decision last month in United States ex rel Montcrief v. Peripheral Vascular Assocs., P.A., No. 24-50176, — F....more

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Are the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act unconstitutional?

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The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow individuals to file suit on behalf of the United States and to receive a share of the resulting financial settlement or judgment. Filing a qui tam case is not just a formal...more

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Update: Appellate Showdown Over FCA Qui Tam Provision’s Constitutionality Reaches Eleventh Circuit

As we anticipated in our October 17, 2024, blog, both the Government and the Relator have appealed the district court’s decision in U.S. ex rel. Zafirov v. Florida Medical Associates, LLC, et al. (Zafirov), the first case to...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions

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Federal Government Urges Court of Appeals to Uphold Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provisions - In a brief filed earlier this week, the US federal government has urged the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the...more

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