( January 23, 2025, 2:18 PM EST) -- DALLAS — A Texas federal judge granted the U.S. government’s motion to file a statement of interest in a qui tam suit alleging that Texas toxicology laboratories and related parties violated the False Claims Act (FCA), similar state laws and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) by obtaining specimens through kickbacks and submitting claims for payment to government insurers, finding that though the government declined to intervene, the FCA does not prevent the court from permitting the government to file a statement of interest....