United States Ex Rel. Doe v. X Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

I

Can a corporate house counsel properly act as a relator in a qui tam action against his former employer?

This is the novel question presented in what is the third and final chapter in an unusual saga that has spawned three actions, including the instant qui tam action. The first two chapters of the saga arose in the context of the former employer’s suit for injunctive relief to prevent the former house counsel employee from disclosing confidential documents and information obtained by the corporate house counsel during the course of his employment. In…