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Denver Attorney Kirk McGill - In good news for providers, Supreme Court lowers bar on False Claims dismissals
McKnights Long-Term Care News
“The court ruled that the government does not have to take over the case in order to get it dismissed, it can let the relator litigate the case and then intervene purely for the purpose of having the case dismissed,” appellate expert J. Kirk McGill, special counsel at Hall Estill, told McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. “As someone who does qui tam suits, that is a major disincentive for a law firm to bank roll a qui tam suit because you could do years of work, as occurred in this particular case, and the government can dismiss the case out from under you.” READ MORE HERE
