Legal Opinion
United States v. Charles C. Hibbs, and Fairhill Company, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 27, 1977No. 76-2639PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
Justice Holmes once commented that those who do business with government should turn square corners. This appeal is by one who disregarded that warning but how asks that the government be required to treat him squarely in an action under the False Claims Act. Though, such an argument might seem incongruous to some, Congress, we believe, intended to be fair in determining what dámages the United States may recover undér the Act. We conclude that a causal connection must be shown between loss and fraudulent conduct and that a broad “but for” test is not…
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- United States of America, and Cross-Appellee v. Ekelman & Associates, Inc., and Ekelman & Associates, Inc., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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