July 07, 2015
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed a dismissal of consolidated False Claims Act suits brought by whistleblowers against Kinetic Concepts Inc., overturning 23 years of precedent by ruling en banc that it doesn't matter whether whistleblowers also played a role in the public disclosure of their claims.
December 04, 2014
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday said its full bench would review whether the False Claims Act's public knowledge bar stops whistleblowers from bringing a suit accusing medical device maker Kinetic Concepts Inc. of falsely billing Medicare because their information was public, despite both sides contesting en banc review.