Nothing New: Sixth Circuit Rejects Suit Against Rite Aid Under the Public Disclosure BarAugust 4, 2021
Fifth Circuit Bolsters Company’s Claim for Return of Privileged Documents Seized by GovernmentAugust 4, 2021
Third Circuit: FERA’s FCA Amendments Apply to Cases Filed After Enactment, not Conduct; United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit No. 20-1922, U.S. ex rel. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 98 v. The Farfield CompanyAugust 4, 2021
Entity Formed to Pursue Qui Tam Litigation as Relator Fails to Qualify as Original Source; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, No. 14-cv-6646 (BMC) (SJB), U.S. ex rel. CKD Project LLC v. Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc., et al.August 4, 2021
Bringing Home the (Davis) Bacon—Third Circuit Applies FCA Amendment Retroactively to Wage DisputeAugust 3, 2021
Expert Witness Can’t Use Unsupported Assumptions to Calculate Damages Sought by Relators; United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Beaufort Division, No. 9:14-3699-RMG, U.S. ex rel. Scarlett Lutz and Kayla Webster v. Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsAugust 3, 2021
Relator Can’t Show Good Cause for Failing to File Amended Complaint Before Court’s Deadline; United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 3:13-2940, U.S. ex rel. Michael Lord v. Napa Management Services Corporation, et al.July 30, 2021
Failure to Describe Attorneys’ Expertise Limits Fee Recovery; United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, U.S. ex rel. Kimberly Herman et al. v. Coloplast Corp., et al.July 30, 2021