Incentives for Whistleblowers Remain, Even When the Government Declines a Case

Mortgage lenders and other entities submitting claims for payment to the federal government should take note of recent case law from the Ninth Circuit emphasizing how private litigants continue to drive litigation under the False Claims Act (FCA), even when the government shows little initiative to proceed (or, in this case, even moves to dismiss).... By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP