Legal Opinion
United States v. Hawley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2010No. 08-2992PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
The United States brought a civil action against Russell T. Hawley, an insurance agent, and his insurance company, Hawley Insurance, Inc. (collectively, “Hawley”), alleging violations of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a)(l)-(3) (2006), amended by Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. No. 111-21, § 4(a)(1), 123 Stat. 1617, 1621-22 (2009), and fraud under Iowa common law. The theory of the government’s suit was that Hawley defrauded the government by causing ineligible farmers to make claims against insurance policies that were issued by a…
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