FCA’s “First to File” Bar Retains Some Teeth
Health care providers are under constant threat of lawsuits brought by whistleblowers under the federal civil False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729, et seq. (FCA), the statute under which the government obtains most judgements against providers. These qui tam lawsuits can be costly even where they lack any merit, and counsel for providers are…… Continue reading this entry