Mealey's (August 7, 2020, 1:25 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In addressing a question of first impression, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 4 dismissed the government's appeal of a ruling denying a motion to dismiss a relator's False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit concerning a lender's alleged practice of submitting false certifications for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage loans, finding that it lacked jurisdiction because the decision fell outside the collateral order doctrine (United States v. United States, ex rel. Gwen Thrower, No. 18-16408, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 24621)....