relator

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If it intervenes, it takes over management of the lawsuit though the relator remains a party; the latter can receive 15% to 25% of any recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

The plaintiff, called a relator, sends the lawsuit and a statement to federal authorities, who can choose to intervene.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the general relator for the event, called the inclusion of women and lay members in the voting pool “not a revolution but an important change.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Only “when the government decides it does not want to join the case can the relator proceed independently.”

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2022

But the more regular course was by information filed at the suit of the attorney-general or, in certain cases, of a private relator.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Johnson, Rossiter