3rd Circuit: False Claims Act First-To-File Rule Doesn't Bar Relators From Subbing

Mealey's (September 2, 2020, 10:12 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The first-to-file bar in the False Claims Act (FCA) does not prevent relators in a Plavix whistleblower lawsuit from replacing one of the partners who filed the original complaint, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 1 (In Re:  Plavix Liability Litigation [United States, ex rel. JKJ Partnership 2011 LP v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, et al.], No. 18-2472, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 27777)....