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Supreme Court Decides Qui Tam First-to-File Issues

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'First-to-File' Rule Dooms Cardinal Health Executive's Qui Tam Action Against 5 Physician Practices

A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed a former Cardinal Health executive's qui tam action accusing five physician practices of accepting kickbacks because the allegations closely mirrored those ...
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'Error in Our Case Law': 9th Circuit Overturns False Claims Act First-to-File Precedent

Judges cannot dismiss federal False Claims Act actions based on the law's first-to-file rule on jurisdictional grounds, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday in ...
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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 ...