USA, et al v. Bank of America Corporation, et al

13-5112

June 10, 2014
Wells Fargo Can't Evade Mortgage Fraud Suit, DC Circ. Says

The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday rejected Wells Fargo & Co.'s bid to free itself from a False Claims Act suit and mortgage fraud claims that it alleged were settled when it paid $5 billion as part of a nationwide mortgage settlement, saying the bank had misread the scope of the agreement.
May 13, 2014
DC Circ. Eyes Possible Fed Overreach In Wells Fargo FCA Suit

A D.C. Circuit panel challenged a U.S. government attorney on Tuesday to show why Wells Fargo & Co. should be subject to a False Claims Act suit and mortgage fraud claims after paying $5 billion as part of a nationwide mortgage settlement, with one judge asking if the government was "having its cake and eating it too."
September 23, 2013
Wells Fargo Urges DC Circ. To Halt 'Brazen' FCA Suit

Wells Fargo & Co. on Friday told the D.C. Circuit that a U.S. district judge wrongly allowed the federal government's "brazen" False Claims Act suit and mortgage fraud claims to continue just six months after agreeing to release Wells Fargo and other big banks from such lawsuits.