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A False Claims Act First: Eleventh Circuit Holds That the Excessive Fines Clause Applies to Non-Intervened Cases

In an issue of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution applies in non-intervened False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam lawsuits in Yates v.

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