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U.S. Supreme Court

Case Status

Decided

Docket Number

18-315

Term

2018 Term

Lower Court Opinion

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

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Questions Presented

Whether a relator in a False Claims Act qui tam action may rely on the statute of limitations in 31 U.S.C. § 3731(b)(2) in a suit in which the United States has declined to intervene and, if so, whether the relator constitutes an “official of the United States” for purposes of Section 3731(b)(2).

Case Updates

U.S. Supreme Court holds that a private plaintiff may rely upon the longer statute of limitations for the government in bringing False Claims Act lawsuits against private companies, regardless of whether the government is directly involved in the case

May 14, 2019

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U.S. Chamber leads coalition amicus brief at the merits stage, arguing the Supreme Court should reverse the Eleventh Circuit concerning the statute of limitations for False Claims Act suits brought by qui tam relators

January 09, 2019

Jonathan G. Cedarbaum and Claire H. Chung of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

Click here to view the Chamber’s amicus brief. The Chamber previously supported the cert. petition in this case.

Cert. petition granted

November 16, 2018

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief encouraging Supreme Court to review and overturn Eleventh Circuit decision in case concerning the statute of limitations for False Claims Act suits brought by qui tam relators

October 11, 2018

Click here to view the Chamber’s brief.

Jonathan G. Cedarbaum and Claire H. Chung of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Door LLP served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.

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