Mealey's (December 6, 2016, 1:03 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 6 held that the False Claims Act (FCA) “does not enact so harsh a rule” as mandating dismissal of a relator’s lawsuit under the act for a violation of the statute’s requirement that the relator’s complaint remain sealed, affirming a ruling of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States, ex rel. Cori Rigsby, et al., No. 15-513, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. LEXIS 7420)....