On October 7, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit decision that allowed an opportunistic qui tam bounty hunter to evade the False Claims Act’s public-disclosure bar. The denial of certiorari was a setback for WLF, which filed an amicus brief urging review. WLF’s brief explained that the Ninth Circuit’s holding flouted the FCA’s text and purpose, split sharply from other circuits on two vital questions of law, and cried out for Supreme Court review.
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