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U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
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Case Updates
District court denies defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings without prejudice, concluding that defendants must seek to amend their answer before challenging constitutionality of the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA)
September 13, 2024
District court denies defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings without prejudice, concluding that defendants must seek to amend their answer before challenging constitutionality of the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act
December 13, 2023
The U.S. Chamber's amicus brief argues that by taking the enforcement of the laws out of the hands of the President, the Act’s qui tam provisions violate the separation of powers.
Steven A. Engel and Michael H. McGinley of Dechert LLP, Stephen M. Cox Robinson of Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., and the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the Chamber.
Case Documents
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- U.S. ex rel. Shepherd v. Fluor Corp. (D. S.C.)
- Order -- U.S. ex rel. Shepherd v. Fluor Corp. (D. S.C.)