We just released Episode 38 of the False Claims Act Insights podcast where I discussed DOJ’s dismissal process under 31 U.S.C. § 3730(c)(2)(A) with Husch Blackwell’s Tanner Cook. Tanner tells us about how DOJ substantially increased the number of qui tams that they affirmatively dismissed in 2025 and how DOJ analysis of qui tam dismissal requests functions differently than many expect. He and I talk about the specific things DOJ considers when analyzing whether to dismiss a qui tam, with examples of qui tams that DOJ has dismissed in the past. We then discuss how those defending False Claims Act investigations and qui tams can best position clients given all these new developments.