State Farm Whistleblower Denied Rehearing in False Claims Case

A whistleblower failed to convince the Sixth Circuit to reconsider its conclusion that his False Claims Act suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. was contractually released under a settlement, according to the court’s Friday order.

A US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit panel said March 5 that the parties’ settlement of a separate suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act required Michael Angelo to drop his claims in the FCA suit. Angelo petitioned the court for a rehearing en banc, which was denied because no judge on the full court voted to review his ...