The public disclosure bar of the False Claims Act precludes qui tam suits whose allegations are substantially the same as allegations or transactions that already have been publicly disclosed.

The issue presented is whether a qui tam suit is barred when public disclosures provide enough information for the government to investigate the alleged fraud without the relator's assistance.

Whether a qui tam suit under the False Claims Act is barred by the public disclosure bar when public disclosures provide sufficient information for government investigation without the relator's assistance