The target of a qui tam case can proceed with its counterclaims related to the use of confidential documents by the whistleblower, a federal judge has ruled.

Shortly after federal prosecutors declined to intervene in the case earlier this year, the company accused of defrauding the government—Surgical Monitoring Association—filed counterclaims for breach of contract, implied contract and promissory estoppel.

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