Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Longhi v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2009No. 08-20194, 08-20306PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
In 2002, Alfred J. Longhi, Jr. (“Longhi”), a former employee of Lithium Power Technologies, Inc. (“Lithium Power”), filed a qui tam suit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729, against Lithium Power and its president, Mohammed Zafar A. Munshi (jointly, “the Defendants”). In 2005, the United States of America intervened in the suit. Longhi and the United States of America (jointly, “the Government”) alleged that the Defendants engaged in an elaborate pattern of false statements to secure research grants from the federal government. Ultimately, the…
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