Federal Judge Dismisses False Claims Act Lawsuit Citing Advertisement as Public Disclosure
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20
Recently, a federal judge in the Central District of California granted a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses alleged to have engaged in an illegal kickback scheme, based on the public disclosure bar doctrine. The Court found that because the defendant in the case had long publicly advertised the rewards program alleged to have violated federal law, the Relator in the case could not overcome the False Claims Act (“FCA”) public disclosure bar....
By: McGuireWoods LLP