549 U.S. 457 (2007) Cited 818 times 17 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"
Holding that in absence of a court ordered seal, the information in discovery material filed with the court "was publicly disclosed because it was available to anyone who wished to consult the court file"
Determining that a newly added claim in an amended complaint did not relate back because the original complaint "contained no facts whatever about" the newly added claim
Holding that a court maintained jurisdiction to award attorney's fees for vexatious litigation when the underlying False Claims Act suit was dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction
651 F. Supp. 2d 155 (S.D.N.Y. 2009) Cited 108 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a defendant's repeated representations did not evidence an intent to permit a third party to enforce a contract where the contract itself did not evidence such intent
Fed. R. Civ. P. 15 Cited 92,835 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint