9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 19, 2023
US can dismiss false claims whistleblower cases later
The court took the case due to a long-running split among circuit courts, including the San Francisco based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, over whether and when the government can intervene and dismiss a whistle-blower’s case.
A U.S. Supreme Court decision Friday allowing the federal government to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act even if it happens later in the case is unlikely to change how such complaints are handled, a legal expert said.
Justice Elena Kagan, an appointee of President Barack Obama writing for an 8-1 majority, affirmed a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allowing the government to intervene and dismiss a ...
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