2nd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of FCA Suit Against Bank For Lack Of Materiality

(October 31, 2023, 1:55 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 30 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a relator’s qui tam suit brought on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., alleging that a bank violated the False Claims Act (FCA) when it purchased loans from the FDIC but failed to manage the loans to minimize losses to the FDIC, finding that the relator failed to meet the materiality requirements of the FCA....