( October 19, 2026, 1:41 PM EDT) -- HONOLULU — After previously granting a motion by Abbott Laboratories and related entities to transfer to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota a suit regarding purported retaliation against an employee who was terminated after he reported conduct he believed violated the False Claims Act (FCA), a Hawaii federal judge on Oct. 16 denied as “moot and meritless” the employee’s motion for reconsideration, finding in part that the court lacks jurisdiction over the proceeding because the case has already been transferred....