Civil Litigation
May 6, 2019
Federal judge mulls burden of proof in False Claims Act trial
In a rare suit brought under the False Claims Act by a relator representing the U.S. government, a judge took a pause Friday in deciding whether the relator should enjoy the same burden of proof as the government would if it had litigated the case itself.
LOS ANGELES -- In a rare suit brought under the False Claims Act by a relator representing the U.S. government, a judge took a pause Friday in deciding whether the relator should enjoy the same burden of proof as the government would if it had litigated the case itself.
The trial includes several unique elements. Not only is it a case under the False Claims Act rarely taken to trial, but since the U.S. government declined to pursue ...
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