On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Hickman v. Spirit of Athens[1] dismissed a whistleblower retaliation claim under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), finding that the employer’s alleged “garden-variety fraud” did not fall under the statute. Two employees of a nonprofit were terminated after seeking to audit... READ MORE
“No Claims Means No False Claims”—and No FCA Whistleblower Protection
Posted on January 26, 2021 in False Claims Act Defense
Published by: Hall Render
