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6 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25A866 | Biotronik, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Sam Jones Company, LLC | Ninth Circuit | 2026-02-02 | Application | circuit-split false-claims-act original-source public-disclosure-bar qui-tam statutory-interpretation | Whether the False Claims Act's public disclosure bar requires courts to assess the 'substantially the same' standard for qui tam suits based on whethe… | |
| 25-893 | Robert V. Smith v. Jay A. Odom, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2026-01-29 | Pending | false-claims-act fraud-prevention original-source public-disclosure statutory-interpretation whistleblower | Whether the requirement in 31 U.S.C. § 3730 (e)(4)(B) that a relator have 'knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclo… | |
| 25A9 | United States, ex rel. Mark J. O'Connor, et al. v. USCC Wireless Investment, Inc., et al. | District of Columbia | 2025-07-01 | Presumed Complete | false-claims-act fraud-allegations original-source public-disclosure qui-tam whistleblower | Whether the False Claims Act's public disclosure bar and original source exception preclude a qui tam relator from bringing a fraud claim based on sub… | |
| 24-1035 | Omni Healthcare, Inc. v. U.S. Oncology, Inc. | Second Circuit | 2025-03-31 | Denied | Response Waived | circuit-split false-claims-act original-source public-disclosure qui-tam relator | Is a qui tam relator barred by the 'public disclosure' of its own prior complaint, and does the public-disclosure bar apply to the unsealing of a firs… |
| 24-542 | United States, ex rel. James Heron v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC | Tenth Circuit | 2024-11-14 | Denied | Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) | false-claims-act foreclosure-fraud materiality-standard original-source public-disclosure-bar qui-tam | What standard should courts use to determine whether a qui tam relator's allegations or alleged transactions are 'substantially the same' as those tha… |
| 18-1044 | PharMerica Corporation v. United States, ex rel. Marc Silver | Third Circuit | 2019-02-08 | Denied | Amici (2)Response RequestedRelisted (2) | circuit-split false-claims-act fraud original-source public-disclosure-bar qui-tam qui-tam-action statutory-interpretation | Whether a relator's admission that he derived his complaint from public disclosures triggers the public disclosure bar, whether the public disclosure … |