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 veto the agreement before its execution, whistleblower Michael Angelo said in his petition for writ of certiorari.
State Farm and Angelo settled a case in February 2021, alleging that he violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act by engaging in a scheme to prescribe ...
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