Tag Archives: False Claims Act lawsuits
Supreme Court Decision Gives Whistleblowers More Time to File False Claims Act Lawsuits
A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court means whistleblowers will have an additional four years to file False Claims Act lawsuits in the healthcare and various other industries. The ruling, which was unanimous, came in the case of Cochise Consultancy v. U.S. ex rel. Hunt. It states that FCA claimants have three years to […]
Whistleblowers Who File Late May Not Receive Awards
A pair of recent victories by defendants in False Claims Act lawsuits demonstrates the importance of speaking up quickly for whistleblowers who wish to share in fraud enforcement action recoveries. Two companies, PharMerica and Biotronik, both came out victorious in FCA lawsuits filed by whistleblowers that contained somewhat overlapping allegations with previously filed FCA lawsuits. […]
