Government,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 17, 2020
Ruling cools overheated debate about dismissing FCA cases
The 9th Circuit recently rejected the government’s appeal of a district court decision denying its motion to dismiss a False Claims Act qui tam case in which the government had declined to intervene.





Claire M. Sylvia
Partner
Phillips & Cohen LLP
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the government's appeal of a district court decision denying its motion to dismiss a False Claims Act qui tam case in which the government had declined to intervene. Although the court's decision in United States ex rel. Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corp., 2020 DJDAR 8125 (Aug. 4, 2020), turned on a procedura...
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