Tag Archive: public disclosure bar

When disclosing a sealed complaint goes right

Author: admin December 21, 2016

The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed a victory to qui tam plaintiffs everywhere when it handed down its unanimous opinion in State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby et al. At issue in Rigsby was…
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False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Whistleblower

abuse of discretion, dismissal, False Claims Act, FCA, Hurricane Katrina, public disclosure bar, Qui tam, Relator, remedy, State Farm, U.S. Supreme Court

Qui tam complaint finds new life

Author: admin May 17, 2016

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled to revive a decade-old qui tam complaint filed by a former Raytheon Co. engineer who claims Raytheon cheated on a $1 billion government contract from 14 years ago by…
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False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Whistleblower

appropriate level of generality, False Claims Act, FCA, National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, NPOESS, public disclosure bar, Qui tam complaint, Raytheon Co., Steven Mateski, substantially similar, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit