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Let's Talk FCA: Supreme Court Upholds DOJ's Broad Dismissal Authority

Podcast | 07.05.23

In this episode, Jason Crawford, Agustin Orozco, and Lyndsay Gorton discuss the Supreme Court's opinion in United States ex rel. Polansky, which held in an 8-1 decision that the Department of Justice maintains broad authority to dismiss qui tam cases over a relator's objection. The hosts also discuss Justice Thomas's dissenting opinion which could ultimately prove to be more impactful than the Court's holding.

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