Amicus: Precedent Misapplied In Granting Lender Summary Judgment In FCA Suit

Mealey's (August 8, 2022, 2:41 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Indiana erred in granting summary judgment against a relator in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit in which the relator alleged that a mortgage lender fraudulently approved insurance for Federal Housing Authority Administration (FHA) loans that did not meet U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development requirements because the judge improperly ruled that the relator failed to plead the elements of materiality and causation in stating her claims, the U.S. government argues in an Aug. 1 brief as amicus curiae filed in the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals....