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'Error in Our Case Law': 9th Circuit Overturns False Claims Act First-to-File Precedent

"When our law is wrong, it is our duty to correct it," Judge Danielle Forrest wrote for the Ninth Circuit. Judges cannot dismiss federal False Claims Act actions based on the law's first-to-file rule ...
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'First-to-File' Rule Dooms Cardinal Health Executive's Qui Tam Action Against 5 Physician ...

"By having the guts to fight meritless lawsuits, like this one, and win, Health First is able to preserve its resources to put them to their highest use—serving the needs of its members, versus lining ...
JD Supra

Kaiser Scores First-To-File Dismissal In Medicare Advantage Fraud Suit

Medicare Advantage Organizations have come under increased fire as their parent companies continue to acquire more healthcare practices across the country. Experts suggest that this vertical ...
Reuters

‘A flamingo in a flock of finches’: Judge blasts 9th Circuit rule on when dicta is binding

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Only one federal circuit in the U.S. regards extraneous pronouncements in judicial opinions as binding precedent in subsequent cases. And according to two judges on that circuit, ...
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ETF issuers pen letter urging SEC return to ‘first-to-file’ approvals

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers VanEck, 21Shares and Canary Capital sent a letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urging a return to the “first-to-file” principle of approving ...