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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the statute of limitations period for retaliation claims under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) begins to run on the date of the alleged retaliatory event, and not the date the plaintiff discovers the retaliatory event. Case Background In 2008, the plaintiff physician joined a Michigan-based... READ MORE

The False Claims Act has long been a fierce, but fair weapon in the government’s fight against fraud. Recently, however, profit minded trial attorneys and private entities have monetized the FCA by taking advantage of the fraud statute’s ambiguous safeguards. By creating qui tam portfolios and securing stakes in whistleblower awards, these financially driven... READ MORE

A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the sometimes hostile relationship between the government and the whistleblowers it relies on to prosecute False Claims Act (“FCA”) actions. The resulting opinion was twofold: If the government wants to dictate FCA litigation it must intervene in the lawsuit; and The government has... READ MORE