Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Winkelman v. CVS Caremark Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 30, 2016No. 15-1991PPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, authorizes private parties to bring qui tam actions on the government’s behalf alleging fraud on government programs. Although such actions can be powerful weapons for rooting out chicanery shrouded in darkness, the FCA forbids private suits once the sun has shone on the essential features of the alleged misconduct. Thus, courts generally must refuse to entertain FCA suits “if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action ... were [already] publicly disclosed” through certain enumerated…
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