Tag Archives: Relators

Partially Intervened Qui Tam Cases Cannot Have Two Masters: Court Bars Relators From Proceeding With Their Non-intervened Claims

Posted on January 24, 2019 by lawhukukinet

Dear Readers,I commend to you a remarkable case, U.S. ex rel. Wride v. Stevens-Henager College, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6783, 2019 WL 186663 (D. Utah 2019), which addresses the question of whether a qui tam in which the government … Continue reading →

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U.S. Department of Justice 2018 False Claims Act Statistics — not a banner year for DOJ or Relators

Posted on December 26, 2018 by lawhukukinet

Dear Readers:Happy holidays and best wishes to you for 2019.Just in time for Christmas, the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") released its 2018 annual statisticsfor False Claims Act ("FCA") filings and cases for fiscal year 2018 … Continue reading →

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New “Granston Memorandum” Outlines Factors DOJ May Consider in Dismissing Qui Tam Cases Brought by Relators

Posted on January 27, 2018 by lawhukukinet

A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official has recently issued a much-anticipated memo explaining the factors DOJ will consider when deciding whether to dismiss FCA suits brought by relators in qui tam cases. Specifically, the memo by Michael Granston, Director of … Continue reading →

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