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8th Circuit Reaffirms FRCP 9(b)’s Demanding Pleading Standard

The Eighth Circuit has joined a growing trend among courts in tightening FCA pleading requirements, affirming the dismissal of a qui tam action brought against a nonprofit hospital because the relators failed to meet the “particularity” standard set forth under Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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