U.S. Department of Justice files to dismiss whistleblower case

In a remarkable reversal, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on March 29 asking Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) suit filed on its behalf against Gilead Sciences Inc. The suit has been running for more than eight years and went as far as the Supreme Court. During those years, the DOJ supported the whistleblowers on matters of law, and filed briefs in support of their arguments.

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