Byline: Derek Hawkins
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: United States of America ex. rel. CIMZNHCA, LLC, v. UCB, Inc., et al.,
Case No.: 19-2273
Officials: ROVNER, HAMILTON, and SCUDDER, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Appellate Jurisdiction
The False Claims Act allows the United States government to dismiss a relator's qui tam suit over the relator's objection with notice and opportunity for a hearing. 31 U.S.C. 3730(c)(2)(A). The Act does not indicate how, if at all, the district court is to review the government's decision to...
