Legal Opinion
Herbert Cooper, United States of America, Ex Rel v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1994No. 92-4875PublishedCited by 213 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal involves the jurisdictional bar of the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4) (1986). The district court found appellant James Cooper’s (Cooper) qui tarn suit barred under this provision. We vacate the dismissal and remand for further proceedings.
The appeal presents three main questions. First, when general allegations of widespread fraud in an industry are publically disclosed, does the jurisdictional bar of the False Claims Act preclude a qui tarn plaintiff from bringing suit for the same kind of fraud against a defendant who has not been specifically identified in the…
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