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Eighth Circuit: Public Disclosure Bar Includes Public Commission Testimony

[06/28/14]

Posted on June 28, 2014 in False Claims Act Defense

Written by: Drew B. Howk

The Eighth Circuit affirmed that a Missouri regulatory commission’s publication of hearing testimony was “news media” sufficient to trigger the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar. The False Claims Act includes a provision that bars FCA actions by qui tam relators if the subject matter of the action has been sufficiently disclosed by a... READ MORE

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