As if the False Claims Act did not already give companies that do business with the government enough to worry about, they now have to consider the prospect of qui tam actions under the federal FCA being filed in state court. Because, at least according to the Third Circuit’s recent decision in United States ex rel. Charte v. American Tutor, Inc., state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over federal FCA claims.
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Relators Can Bring Federal FCA Claims . . . in State Court?
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