In Remanded False Claims Act Suit, Discovery Limited To Identified Properties

Mealey's (April 17, 2017, 1:20 PM EDT) -- GULFPORT, Miss. — In a case concerning an insurer’s False Claims Act (FCA) violations on Hurricane Katrina claims, a Mississippi federal judge on April 12 granted the parties’ motions to reopen the case, which was remanded after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, limiting initial discovery on those purported violations to properties previously identified in a list provided by the insurer (United States, ex rel. Cori Rigsby, et al. v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., No. 1:06-cv-00433, S.D. Miss.)....