Tag: Settlements
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Government to pay former FBI officials $2 million in settlements over release of anti-Trump texts
Evan Vucci/AP Peter Strzok testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill, July 12, 2018, in Washington. CNN — Ex-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reached settlements with the Justice Department that will see the government paying out a total of $2 million in their lawsuits over the department’s 2018 release of their text messages. Former agent Strzok will …
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State Farm Whistleblower Urges SCOTUS to Review FCA Settlements
A whistleblower asked the US Supreme Court to revive his False Claims Act suit alleging that State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. defrauded federal health-care programs by avoiding payment of medical benefits to car accident victims it insured. The decision improperly enforced a settlement of FCA claims because the government didn’t have the opportunity to …