provisions limit the relator only from publicly discussing the filing of the qui tam complaint,” but that “[n]othing in the FCA prevents the qui tam relator from disclosing the existence of the fraud.” Id. (citing ACLU v. Holder, 673 F.3d 245, 254 (4th Cir. 2011). The Fifth Circuit has also stated that “nothing in the text of § 3730(b)(2) explicitly authorizes dismissal [of an FCA action] as a sanction for disclosures in violation of the seal requirement.” Id. Accordingly, Physician’s argument that the seal in his qui tam lawsuit somehow prohibits him from giving a deposition in this state court lawsuit is unsupported and contradictory to established Fifth Circuit precedent.
B. The Public Disclosure Bar does not Operate to Bar Physician’s
B. The Public Disclosure Bar does not Operate to Bar Physician’s