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United States Ex Rel. Sanders v. Allison Engine Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 19, 2006No. 05-3502PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibbons, J., joined by Cook, J.,
BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 627-28), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
This case is the consolidation of two False Claims Act suits alleging fraud in the negotiation and execution of subcontracts relating to the construction of United States Navy Arleigh Burke-class Guided Missile Destroyers. The destroyers are built primarily by two shipyards— Bath Iron Works (“Bath”) and Ingalls Shipbuilding (collectively “the shipyards”). The construction involves hundreds of subcontracts for the components and parts that make up the ships, each of which…
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