Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Bettis v. Odebrecht Contractors of California, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 11, 2005No. 04-5051PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge EDWARDS.
HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
Under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act (“FCA” or “Act”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 (2000), any person may initiate a lawsuit in the name of the United States for substantive violations of the Act. The United States, through its relator Alva Bettis (“Bettis”), brought this action in the District Court against Ode-brecht Contractors of California, Inc., et al. (“Odebrecht”), alleging that Odebrecht submitted false claims to the Government in connection with a public works construction contract it had…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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