By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Whistle-blowers can't bring lawsuits against government contractors for fraudulent billing when those suits are based on records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, a divided U.S. Supreme Court held Monday.
Writing for the five-justice majority, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that records from FOIA requests trigger a bar preventing qui tam suits - private actions b...
To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In