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False Claims Act – Only the First Can Be First to File

[04/11/22]

Posted on April 11, 2022 in False Claims Act Defense

Published by: Hall Render

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a qui tam relator’s original complaint, rather than any amended complaints subsequently filed in the action, is the “proper point of reference” for analysis under the False Claims Act’s (“FCA’s”) first-to-file rule. Cho on behalf of States v. Surgery Partners, Inc., No. 20-14109 WL 982126... READ MORE

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