Legal Opinion
Walburn v. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2005No. 04-3458PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Relator Jeff Walburn appeals the district court’s dismissal of his qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33. Walburn’s suit alleges that defendant Lockheed Martin altered and submitted false documents for compensation and incentive payments under its agreement with the United States to operate the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The district court dismissed the action under the first-to-file bar of 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b)(5). We affirm the dismissal.
Relator Walburn alleges that he was employed as a security…
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