August 04, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to end a False Claims Act suit it had declined to intervene in, saying the feds' wish to avoid "onerous" discovery was not important enough to warrant immediate appeal of an order denying the DOJ's motion to dismiss.
November 14, 2019
A Ninth Circuit judge on Thursday criticized the U.S. Justice Department's efforts to end a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit against Academy Mortgage Corp., saying the DOJ "probably made a mistake" by seeking the interlocutory appeal and should have instead tried to satisfy the district court's concerns about dismissal.
August 22, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice is lambasting a California federal judge's rejection of its request to end a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit, deeming it an "unprecedented decision" that usurps executive branch powers.
April 17, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice's newly launched campaign to shrink its False Claims Act docket has hit surprising turbulence as federal judges scrutinize the DOJ's willingness to look the other way on alleged fraud and its disparagement of a company that specializes in bringing FCA cases.