Mealey's (June 6, 2018, 10:48 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 4 affirmed a lower federal court's finding that coverage for an underlying qui tam action brought against an insured under the False Claims Act (FCA) is barred because the underlying lawsuit alleges that the insured’s professional services caused ineligible students and ineligible universities to submit claims for federal financial aid to the U.S. Department of Education (HotChalk Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., No. 16-17287, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 14884)....