5th Circuit Affirms, Says No Retaliation In FCA Suit Against Former Employer

Mealey's (April 12, 2023, 1:34 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court judgment dismissing a woman’s suit alleging that her former employer, a hospital and its related entities unlawfully retaliated by terminating her in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA) and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), finding that the woman failed to show that a dispute remains regarding her supervisors’ knowledge of her purported protected conduct or whether the conduct “contributed to her termination.”...