United States Department of Transportation Ex Rel. Arnold v. CMC Engineering

OPINION

SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge.

In this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, relator August W. Arnold asserts that the District Court improperly granted summary judgment against him on his claim that CMC Engineering, Inc. (“CMC”) submitted false claims for payment to the federal government via the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“Penn-DOT”) for the services of inspectors who worked on highway projects. Arnold claims that the inspectors who worked on the projects did not have the qualifications that entitled them to the pay rates claimed. Because the…