( December 2, 2025, 9:36 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge denied a motion by a lab and related parties to stay pending a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the judge’s ruling denying recusal in qui tam suits alleging that the lab and related parties violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting false claims to government insurers for reimbursement for COVID-19 testing services, finding that the defendants failed to show irreparable harm absent a stay....