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'Mixed Messages': DOJ Efforts to Dismiss Qui Tam Actions

Despite the historical trend of reduced government involvement in qui tam actions, the government is sending "mixed messages" regarding its view of FCA relators.

11 minute read September 01, 2019 at 12:11 AM
By
Jonathan S. Feld and Katie J. Welch
'Mixed Messages': DOJ Efforts to Dismiss Qui Tam Actions

The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §3729 et seq., was enacted in 1863 to punish fraud perpetrated against the government by Civil War profiteers.

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