Full 9th Circ. Vaporizes First-To-File Precedent For FCA Suits

By Hailey Konnath

The full Ninth Circuit on Tuesday overruled circuit precedent and held that the so-called first-to-file rule governing False Claims Act cases is not jurisdictional, meaning that courts can't toss a whistleblower action on jurisdictional grounds rooted in the first-to-file provision.

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