A wave of pro-whistleblower opinions from federal judges suggests the False Claims Act remains on solid ground despite pointed questions from leading conservative judicial voices.
Whistleblowers, who help bring the US government billions of dollars in FCA recoveries each year, suffered a setback when a Florida federal district court said their suits violate Article II of the US Constitution by allowing “unaccountable” private actors to sue on the government’s behalf.
But FCA defendants may want to wait before celebrating the law’s downfall.
Time after time since 2024, federal district judges have ruled that whistleblower suits are constitutional, with a Tennessee ...
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A wave of pro-whistleblower opinions from federal judges suggests the False Claims Act remains on solid ground despite pointed questions from leading conservative judicial voices. Whistleblowers, ...