Seal Requirement

The seal requirement keeps a qui tam complaint confidential for a set period to allow the government to investigate without alerting the defendant.

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby
  1. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby
  2. Jurisdiction: United States (December 6, 2016)
  3. VictimsUnited StatesDefendantsState Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyPlaintiffsCori RigsbyKerri RigsbyProsecutorsMalcolm L. StewartDefense AttorneysKannon K. ShanmugamPlaintiff AttorneysDavid C. FrederickJudgesAnthony M. KennedyInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesState Farm Fire & Casualty CompanyUnited States Department of Justice
  4. Case Tags: False Claims Act;Qui Tam;Seal Requirement;Whistleblower Protection