Relators’ Disclosure Statements Protected From Disclosure, Judge Rules

(June 22, 2020, 10:15 AM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on June 17 denied JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.’s motion to compel production of disclosure statements submitted to the government by four relators in a False Claims Act (FCA) suit accusing the lender of falsely certifying compliance with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), holding that the documents are protected by the work product doctrine and that the bank failed to show that it has substantial need for the information (United States, ex rel. Michael Fisher, et al. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., No. 16-cv-395, E.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106564)....

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