Statute treatment: 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3730

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 16 citation events across 15 distinct cases.

16citations total

15distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1996–2025year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Mary C. McKenzie v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., D/B/A South Central Bell Telephone Company (2000) ca6 151 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Robert S. Stoller (1996) ca1 78 own cites 1× in case

#3 Galvan, Gilbert W. v. Fed Pris Indust Inc (1999) cadc 62 own cites 1× in case

#4 Kennard v. Comstock Resources, Inc. (2004) ca10 58 own cites 1× in case

#5 United States Ex Rel. Wilkins v. North American Construction Corp. (2001) txsd 42 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States ex rel. Rosales v. San Francisco Housing Authority (2001) cand 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 Bilal-Edwards v. United Planning Organization (2013) dcd 9 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States Ex Rel. Oliver v. Parsons Corp. (2006) cacd 7 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States ex rel. Wilkins v. North American Construction Corp. (2000) txsd 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.