California Panel Lacks Jurisdiction Over Relator's Dismissal Of Her Fraud Suit

(August 13, 2020, 1:52 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals panel on Aug. 12 ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to review a relator's voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a qui tam action brought under the state's Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) against companies accused of submitting fraudulent insurance bills for substance abuse treatment and found that the lower court should vacate the ruling because the woman did not obtain the required court approval before seeking dismissal (California ex rel. Alison Tonti v. Living Rebos LLC, et al., No. B295815, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., 1st Div., 2020 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 5140)....