14 Cited authorities

  1. Ashcroft v. Iqbal

    556 U.S. 662 (2009)   Cited 266,946 times   281 Legal Analyses
    Holding court need not credit "mere conclusory statements" in complaint
  2. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 279,983 times   369 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing
  3. In re Katrina Canal

    495 F.3d 191 (5th Cir. 2007)   Cited 4,823 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that flood exclusion provisions in State Farm policy covered damage caused by flooding due to breached levees
  4. Rockwell Int'l Corp. et al. v. United States

    549 U.S. 457 (2007)   Cited 830 times   20 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the term "allegations" as used in § 3730(e) "is not limited to the allegations in the original complaint" and "includes (at a minimum) the allegations in the original complaint as amended"
  5. Williams v. WMX Technologies, Inc.

    112 F.3d 175 (5th Cir. 1997)   Cited 1,060 times
    Holding Rule 9(b) requires a plaintiff plead the "who, what, when, where, and how" of the alleged fraud
  6. U.S. v. U.S.

    575 F.3d 458 (5th Cir. 2009)   Cited 260 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Finding liability for fraudulently induced grant even though defendant produced satisfactory product, and awarding as damages the full amount paid
  7. U.S. v. City of Houston

    523 F.3d 333 (5th Cir. 2008)   Cited 256 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an FCA relator “must demonstrate that defendants shared a specific intent to defraud the Government”
  8. U.S., ex Rel. Bennett v. Medtronic, Inc.

    747 F. Supp. 2d 745 (S.D. Tex. 2010)   Cited 46 times
    Finding the off-label promotion claim not to have satisfied Rule 9(b) because "the relators have not . . . provided a 'representative sample' or even an 'instance of submission'" of a false claim or "a factual basis to support a belief that a specific physician or hospital submitted a false claim"
  9. United States ex rel. Kolchinsky v. Moody's Corp.

    162 F. Supp. 3d 186 (S.D.N.Y. 2016)   Cited 15 times
    In United States ex rel. Kolchinsky v. Moody's Corp., 162 F.Supp.3d 186 (S.D.N.Y. 2016), the court found that the relator's amended complaint alleged new claims that did not relate back to the original complaint.
  10. Hoyt v. Saxon Mortg. Servs., Inc.

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-CV-3693-G (N.D. Tex. Jul. 15, 2016)   Cited 3 times

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:15-CV-3693-G 07-15-2016 SHELDON HOYT, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., ET AL., Defendants. A. JOE FISH Senior United States District Judge MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the court are (1) the motion to dismiss of the defendants Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC ("Ocwen") and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Asset-Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust 2004-HE9, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HE9 ("U.S. Bank") (docket

  11. Rule 9 - Pleading Special Matters

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 9   Cited 40,144 times   335 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that fraud be pleaded with particularity
  12. Section 3729 - False claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3729   Cited 6,943 times   666 Legal Analyses
    Holding liable "any person" who knowingly causes false claims to be presented
  13. Section 3730 - Civil actions for false claims

    31 U.S.C. § 3730   Cited 5,581 times   454 Legal Analyses
    Granting the relator up to 30% of any government recovery