Judge Dismisses FCA Claim In Whistleblower Suit Against Medicare Plan Seller

(November 29, 2023, 1:48 PM EST) -- ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Pennsylvania federal judge dismissed in part a former employee’s suit claiming wrongful termination in violation of the federal False Claims Act (FCA), the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law (PWL) and common-law wrongful discharge, finding that while the former employee “failed to plead any underlying FCA violation” against his former employer, a company selling Medicare plans, his claims for violations of the PWL and common-law wrongful discharge were sufficiently pleaded and are therefore not dismissed....