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Foley & Lardner LLP: 7th Circuit Rejects Public-Disclosure Bar in Qui Tam Case
Posted on 19 Aug 2014 by Foley & Lardner LLP

By Eric G. Pearson A cardinal rule of a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act is that the relator must be the information’s original source. In United States ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell, Inc. , No. 12-3383 (7th Cir. July 28... Read More

Tags: False Claims Act , Telecommunications Act of 1996 , Affordable Care Act , health care , Obamacare Foley & Lardner , Health Care Reform , whistleblower , Wisconsin Bell , Litigation , Inc. , In United States ex rel. Heath v. Wisconsin Bell , qui tam , Wisconsin , torts

Williams Mullen: State Attorneys General Served ‘Home Cooking’ By The Supreme Court Of The United States
Posted on 16 Jan 2014 by Williams Mullen

By Charles E. “Chuck” James Jr. and Brendan D. O’Toole On January 14, 2014, in Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp. , the Supreme Court held that a parens patriae action (one brought by the state on behalf of its injured citizens) does... Read More

Tags: CAFA , Virginia , Affordable Care Act , Mississippi v. AU Optronics Corp. , parens patriae , property rights , 2nd Amendment , class action , class certification , mass action , Litigation , AU Optronics , Class Action Fairness Act , U.S. Supreme Court , Mississippi

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds 'ObamaCare,' Reversing Federal District Court Decisions
Posted on 28 Jun 2012 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

By the LexisNexis Jury Verdicts and Settlements Team On Thursday, June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate set out in the "ObamaCare" health insurance reform bill, more properly known as... Read More

Tags: ObamaCare , Affordable Care Act , verdicts and settlements , Health Care Reform , ACA , LexisNexis , Litigation