Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 5, 2020
US government bid to dismiss False Claims Act case rejected by circuit panel
9th Circuit Judge Kim M. Wardlaw, writing for the panel, ruled the government had no right to appeal a decision by U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen on procedural grounds, allowing the plaintiff’s $100 million qui tam lawsuit against a mortgage lender to move forward.
The Trump administration has been more aggressively dismissing False Claims Act whistleblower complaints filed on behalf of the government, but a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel pushed back Tuesday when it affirmed a San Francisco federal judge's ruling rejecting the government's motion to nix one case.
9th Circuit Judge Kim M. Wardlaw, writing for the panel, r...
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