Legal Opinion
Brian Smith v. Clark/Smoot/Russell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2015No. 14-1406PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded for further proceedings by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge HARRIS concurred.
WYNN, Circuit Judge.
To bring an action under the False Claims Act, a relator must, among other things, file his complaint under seal and maintain that seal for a period of sixty days. Although the False Claims Act complaint in this matter was properly filed under seal, the relator’s attorney revealed to the relator’s employer the existence of the complaint well before the end of the sixty day waiting…
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