Case Updates
D.C. Circuit reinstates False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit, holding that the complaint adequately alleged that the plaintiffs were original sources of information that triggered an exception to the FCA’s public-disclosure bar provisions
September 26, 2025
The court agreed with the Chamber that FCC licensing proceedings qualify for the public-disclosure bar provisions, concluding that administrative investigatory proceedings fit within prong (ii) of those provisions.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging D.C. Circuit to enforce the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar by affirming dismissal of lawsuit based on information that defendants filed in FCC and SEC administrative proceedings
December 15, 2023
Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Ethan P. Davis, and Matthew V.H. Noller of King & Spalding LLP and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- District Court Opinion -- U.S. ex rel. O’Connor v. United States Cellular Corp. (DDC)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- U.S. ex rel. O’Connor v. United States Cellular Corp. (D.C. Circuit)
- Opinion -- U.S. ex rel. O’Connor v. United States Cellular Corp. (D.C. Circuit)