Health Advisory: Whistleblower Suits Continue Without Government Intervention But the Supreme Court Limits Actions Against Providers
5/1/2000
This issue discusses the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the right of private "whistleblowers" to sue alleged wrongdoers under the federal False Claims Act ("FCA") in the case of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens, 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3428 (May 22, 2000), a qui tam case. Topics discussed also include the Supreme Court's finding that state agencies are not subject to suit under the FCA because they are not "persons" under the FCA.
