Hogan Lovells Publications | FCA Alert | 07 December 2016
Supreme Court decides that dismissal is not mandated for violations of the False Claims Acts seal provision
Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby, a closely watched case about the False Claims Act (FCA). At issue was the proper remedy for a violation of the FCA's seal provision—a provision that requires private plaintiffs (known as relators) to keep their FCA complaints under seal for a certain period of time.
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