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Seventh Circuit Expands the "Based Upon" Exception to Jurisdiction in False Claims Act Lawsuits



by Robert R. Stauffer
Jenner & Block LLP - Chicago Office

Sandi J. Toll
Jenner & Block LLP - Chicago Office

July 28, 2009

Previously published on July 17, 2009

In a decision that will be of interest to companies faced with defending qui tam lawsuits bought under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Glaser v. Wound Care Consultants, Inc., et al., No. 07-4036, 2009 WL 1885500 (7th Cir. July 2, 2009), rejected its long-standing minority position that an FCA lawsuit is "based upon" a public disclosure when the relator's allegations are essentially dependent upon publicly disclosed information and are actually derived from that information.


 

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