Civil Litigation,
Government
May 2, 2019
Defense says False Claims Act case is a vendetta
An attorney for the defense said the relator was pursuing the case out of revenge against a former employee turned competitor, after the government declined to pursue the litigation.
LOS ANGELES -- In the second day of a rare civil suit brought under the False Claims act, an attorney for the defense said the relator was pursuing the case out of revenge against a former employee turned competitor after the U.S. government declined to pursue the litigation itself.
As in all actions pursued under the False Claims Act, after a relator or whistleblower presents evidence to the government that an individual or e...
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