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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

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U.S. Supreme Court Reverses 6th Circuit Ruling In Telecom Cases
Posted on 9 Jun 2011 by Joan Grossman

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on June 9 reversed a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling, finding that incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) cannot charge competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) more than cost-based... Read More

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