$8.7M FCA Whistleblower Attys Award Too High, 9th Circ. Says

By Craig Clough · April 7, 2026, 10:12 PM EDT

The Ninth Circuit held Monday that a district court's award of $8.7 million in fees and expenses to attorneys representing a whistleblower who claimed Academy Mortgage submitted false insurance claims was...

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Case Information

Case Title

United States of America et al v. Academy Mortgage Corporation

Case Number

3:16-cv-02120

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: False Claims Act

Date Filed

April 21, 2016


Case Title

Thrower, et al. v. Academy Mortgage Corporation

Case Number

24-4103

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

 

Date Filed

July 03, 2024


Case Title

Thrower v. Academy Mortgage Corporation

Case Number

24-6247

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

 

Date Filed

October 15, 2024