State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Rigsby - ATRA

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Rigsby

| November 6, 2016

(U.S. Supreme Court, filed in November of 2015): Arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court should grant cert in the case to decide whether or not a seal violation in False Claims Act cases should require mandatory dismissal of a claim. Also urges the Court to clarify the scienter requirements under the federal FCA.

Court granted cert

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