Litigation
Apr. 2, 2014
Lockheed didn't intentionally lowball contract bid, jury says
Former employee Nyle Hooper filed a False Claims Act suit alleging the defense contractor intentionally underbid on a contract for space launch software by more than $400 million.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles jury has found that Lockheed Martin Corp. did not deliberately and fraudulently lowball its bid for a U.S. Air Force contract by more than $400 million, ending for now a nine-year legal battle that stretched from Maryland to California.
Nyle Hooper, a whistleblower, or qui tam plaintiff in the case, filed a False Claims Act suit alleging the company intentionally underbid on $900 milli...
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