Legal Opinion
United States v. University of Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 2016No. 15-1239PPublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises two distinct but loosely connected issues. The first involves the question of whether the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) is a state agency, not a “person,” and therefore exempt from suit by private parties under the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, and its Massachusetts counterpart, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, §§ 5A-50. The second involves the operation and effect of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b).
With respect to the first question, wé settle upon the appropriate test (a matter of first impression in this circuit),…
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