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Nov. 12, 2016

Justices should stand up for FCA rules

The underlying facts of a False Claims Act case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last week are the stuff of a good Hollywood blockbuster. By Demme Doufekias

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By Demme Doufekias

The underlying facts of a False Claims Act case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court last week are the stuff of a good Hollywood blockbuster. At the center of State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. U.S. ex rel. Rigsby are two sisters, Cori and Kerri Rigsby, who worked as claims adjusters for a company hired by State Farm to inspect properties damaged by Hurricane Katrina. In February 2006, the sisters met with a Mississipp...

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