United States Ex Rel. Vaughn v. United Biologics, L.L.C.

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT , Circuit Judge :

The plaintiffs-relators initiated a qui tam action under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), Anti-Kickback Statute, and related state statutes, suing on behalf of the United States, the District of Columbia, and twelve states. The Government tarried in deciding whether to intervene, but eventually demurred, leaving the relators to go it alone. The relators persisted a little while longer on their own, but they grew tired of the litigation. They moved to voluntarily dismiss their case with prejudice as to themselves only, so that their decision to quit would not…