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Sixth Circuit Clarifies That FCA’s Whistleblower Limitations Period Begins on Retaliatory Event Date, Not When Plaintiff Learned of Event

[01/21/22]

Posted on January 21, 2022 in HR Insights for Health Care, Litigation Analysis

Published by: Hall Render

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

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