United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.

United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 599 U.S. ___ (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that in a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act, the United States may move to dismiss whenever it has intervened — whether during the seal period or later on. In assessing a motion to dismiss an FCA action over a relator's objection, district courts should apply Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), the rule generally governing voluntary dismissal of suits in ordinary civil litigation.[1][2]

United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.
Decided June 16, 2023
Full case nameUnited States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc.
Citations599 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
In a qui tam action filed under the False Claims Act, the United States may move to dismiss whenever it has intervened — whether during the seal period or later on.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Laws applied
False Claims Act

References

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  1. ^ United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., 599 U.S. ___ (2023)
  2. ^ "Supreme Court gives government broad authority to dismiss whistleblower lawsuits". SCOTUSblog. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
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