Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Kolchinsky v. Moody's Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 4, 2016No. 12cv1399PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*191 MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WILLIAM H. PAULEY III, District Judge.
Ilya Eric Kolchinsky brings this qui tam action under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq., against Moody’s Corporation and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (collectively “Moody’s”) accusing them of manipulating credit ratings. Kolchinsky seeks disgorgement, damages, civil penalties, costs, attorney’s fees, and a whistleblower award.
Kolchinsky filed his initial complaint under seal on February 24, 2012. Thereafter, the Government sought numerous extensions of time to investigate his claims in order to decide whether to…
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