( October 24, 2023, 1:20 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — In a lawsuit brought on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act (FCA) by a financial officer alleging that the company that formerly employed him received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during the COVID-19 pandemic by altering or misrepresenting its payroll records, the company moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and pursuant to the FCA’s public disclosure bar....