Author: Donna Reuter

An associate in Dorsey's trial group, Donna focuses on a wide array of civil disputes with a particular focus on healthcare and intellectual property matters.

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Eight Years Later: “Speculative” and “Straightforward” FCA Allegations Against Walmart Dismissed

Walmart successfully ended eight years of protracted litigation under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) on June 4, 2021, when the Sixth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Medicare and Medicaid fraud allegations against the major retailer.  The case was first filed in February 2013.  See United States ex rel. Sheoran v. Wal-Mart Stores E., No. 13-10568, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140710, at *2 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 20,...

The Granston Memo Strikes Again, but the Standards for Dismissal Remain Unclear

As has been emphasized with the disclosure of the “Granston Memo” in January 2018 and several cases since, the government may request dismissal of a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., in certain circumstances, and even over the relator’s objection and when the government has declined to intervene. Recently, the Southern District of New York...