NY Federal Judge Refuses to Reconsider Dismissal of Relator’s FCA Claims

A federal judge in the Southern District of New York denied a relator’s motion for reconsideration and permission to replead in his dismissed attempt to bring seven mortgage servicers back into his False Claims Act suit, explaining that dismissal with prejudice is proper when a relator has had ample opportunities to amend the pleadings but has failed to plead scienter in each instance.