Litigation
Apr. 21, 2006
Use of Information Act Does Not Kill Fraud Claim
SAN FRANCISCO - In a case involving alleged medical abuse of puppies by scientific researchers who lied about their project to win government funding, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a new precedent Wednesday holding that documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests are fair game for False Claims Act lawsuits seeking monetary damages for fraud on taxpayers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a case involving alleged medical abuse of puppies by scientific researchers who lied about their project to win government funding, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a new precedent Wednesday holding that documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests are fair game for False Claims Act lawsuits seeking monetary damages for fraud on taxp...
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