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False Claims Act·Compliance & Enforcement Brief

Is an Action “Brought” When It’s Filed or When It’s Amended?

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that the operative date for application of the first-to-file bar is the date an initial action is filed, not the date a relator submits an amended complaint.

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