United States ex rel. Health Choice All., L.L.C. v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 19-40906, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 20175 (5th Cir. July 7, 2021)
Under 31 U.S.C.§ 3730, the government may dismiss a federal False Claims Act case despite the objection of the relator who filed it. The DC Circuit has held that the executive branch wields unreviewable discretion in choosing to dismiss a False Claims Act suit. (Swift v. United States (D.C. Cir. 2003) 318 F.3d 250, 252.) The Ninth Circuit holds that… Read More