July 08, 2021
A Fifth Circuit panel has affirmed the federal government's unilateral move to dismiss two whistleblower False Claims Act suits in Texas, holding the government had ultimate authority over the claims and provided adequate reasons for seeking dismissal.
August 05, 2020
When federal prosecutors unilaterally dismissed two whistleblower False Claims Act suits a corporate entity was pursuing on behalf of the government, it acted "lawlessly," the Fifth Circuit was told during oral arguments Wednesday.