The US Justice Department has encouraged prosecutors to dismiss more lawsuits against companies brought by whistleblowers, and the former top deputy for the agency’s civil division expects the trend to continue.
The approach would follow recent revisions to the Justice Department’s guidelines related to the False Claims Act. Under the FCA, a person can file what’s known as a qui tam lawsuit alleging someone defrauded the government.
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