U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 4, 2012
Defense contractors can be held liable for lowballing bids, 9th Circuit panel rules
Cracking down on government contract fraud, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday held for the first time that contractors can be held liable for deliberately lowballing bids to get jobs, then jacking up prices.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Cracking down on government contract fraud, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday held for the first time that contractors can be held liable for deliberately lowballing bids to get jobs, then jacking up prices.
A lawyer for the whistle-blower in the case called the decision a significant setback for a widespread defense industry practice. "This is the first decision nationally on ...
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