First Circuit rejects potential for manufactured public disclosure; applies public disclosure bar based on disclosures made by defendant in prior lawsuit *

USA - April 24 2013
On April 12, 2013, the First Circuit in United States ex rel. Estate of Cunningham v. Millennium Labs., No. 12-1258 held that the FCA's public…

Co-authors: Loui Itoh.

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Federal District Court bars repeat relator’s “opportunistic” action *

USA - April 23 2013
The United States District Court for Middle District of Tennessee recently dismissed a qui tam action with prejudice after finding that the relator's…

Co-authors: Jeffrey S. Beelaert.

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Fifth Circuit reaffirms applicability of heightened pleading standards post-Grubbs *

USA - April 19 2013
On April 3, 2013, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of relator's complaint in United States ex rel. Nunnally v. West Calcasieu Cameron…

Co-authors: Elizabeth McEachron.

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HHS OIG publishes updated provider self-disclosure protocol *

USA - April 19 2013
On April 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released an Updated Provider Self-Disclosure…

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Federal district court denies relator’s bid for expedited discovery of documents produced to DOJ during investigation *

USA - April 16 2013
A federal district court opinion issued last week could help defendants oppose attempts by relators in non-intervened qui tam cases to seek early…

Co-authors: Matthew D. Krueger.

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